Science & Tech

Science & Tech

Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.

chernobyl radiation
The rhetorical fallout is greater than the radioactive fallout.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
A new method of extracting rare-earth elements could put us on the track toward a circular economy.
Two colleagues working on a problem in front of a computer.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
library benefits
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
Einstein
More than any other of Einstein's equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
whale migration
The world’s great whales aren’t just vulnerable where they congregate, but everywhere they roam.
gui
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
scholz's star
Planet Earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years, but humans? For 99.998% of our planet's history, humans were nowhere to be found.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
In "Off the Edge", journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
amateur astronomy
Professional astronomy images are the gold standard. But this Large Magellanic Cloud composite is the amateur community's best image ever.
post-stroke dementia
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can "scoop-up" and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
Breathing exercise to lower blood pressure.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
does sex count as exercise
A study finds that sex is "moderate intensity physical activity," similar to light jogging or leisurely swimming.
da vinci helicopter
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
A Mars-like visual.
Our research on a Martian meteorite provides new clues about early surface conditions on the red planet.
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
underwater waterfall mauritius
The natural wonders of Mauritius include the spectacular sight of an underwater waterfall. Here's the science of how it works.
chirality
Life is possible because of asymmetries, such as an imbalance between matter and antimatter and the "handedness" (chirality) of molecules.