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.

UNCOVER NIRCam mosaic
An incredible composite image of Pandora's Cluster, Abell 2744, simultaneously showcases both our impressive knowledge and vast ignorance.
Curiosity rover on Mars
We may have discovered alien life already but rejected the evidence too quickly because it seemed false at first glance.
Can ChatGPT help you power through writer's block?
A banana with a measuring tape
Researchers found that the average penis increased in size from 4.8 inches in 1992 to 6 inches in 2021. But in some regions, they shrank.
JWST NIRCam Tarantula Nebula
The glorious sights that JWST keeps revealing are less than a millionth of the whole Universe. Just imagine what else is out there.
dmt
The initial study lays the groundwork for another larger, longer phase 2 trial.
rational vaccinology
"Rational vaccinology" could lead to effective cancer vaccines.
From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.
A 1974 concept of a vacuum train
Skepticism is appropriate when gazing into the futurist's crystal ball.
EHT event horizons
Since its observation discovery in the 1990s, dark energy has been one of science's biggest mysteries. Could black holes be the cause?
Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.
When you combine the Uncertainty Principle with Einstein's famous equation, you get a mind-blowing result: Particles can come from nothing.
entanglement across space
Are quantum fields real, or are they simply calculational tools? These 3 experiments show that if energy is real, so are quantum fields.
From the Big Bang to dark energy, knowledge of the cosmos has sped up in the past century — but big questions linger.
Recent measurements of subatomic particles don't match predictions stemming from the Standard Model.
hubble image
It is a story with nebulous beginnings and no discernible end.
Spy balloon myrtle beach feb 4 2023
Even if a balloon flies directly overhead, attempting to shoot it down with a conventional firearm is stupid, ineffective, and dangerous.
Spying is not usually done these days with balloons because they're an easy target and are not completely controllable.