Science & Technology

An international research team including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has discovered that the striking orange and...

Your science fiction education begins with 'Babylon 5.' Here's why it was so important to science fiction and why you can't miss it before it leaves HBO Max.

Temu is one of the most downloaded eCommerce apps in the US. Learn the key elements of this social shopping app’s retail model and why it’s winning the moment.

Major companies frequently rely on carbon offset credits to claim net zero emissions, but a new investigation questions their efficacy.

The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals can help with that.

The impact of the European Soccer (Football) Championship 2020 on the incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic differed a lot among the participating countries....

Green hydrogen is hydrogen fuel that is produced using environment-friendly methods. Water electrolysis is one of the primary methods of producing green...

Dr. Kahyun Ham School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea ...

A trio of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has taken the use of WiFi signals to identify people in a building to a new level, through the use of a...

Super-thin chips made from lithium niobate are set to overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies, according to world-leading scientists in the field,...

A review discusses the science and technology of lithium niobate and its role in various aspects of photonics.

A new robot designed at Tel Aviv University measured and quantified the readings from desert locust antennae to hone its sense of smell.

Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn, Germany and elsewhere, have detected 13 new...

An article published in the Journal of Proteome Research by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and Butantan Institute in Brazil...

Acanthoscurria juruenicola is an Amazonian spider described for the first time almost a century ago. However, little is known about their venom composition....

Researchers in Scotland have developed a tool to help ensure porpoises are not being harmed by the construction of offshore wind farms, which are crucial for...

Mountains, vegetation, and urban centers contribute to the islands’ colorful palette.

This astronaut photograph illustrates the undulating geology of a segment of the mountain range in southern Iran.

One way of harvesting the valuable metal involves the use of evaporation ponds that concentrate the substance into lithium-rich brines.

In this work, we introduce a simplified approach to efficiently extend the high harmonic generation (HHG) cutoff in gases without the need for laser...

The X-rays used to examine a broken leg in hospital are easy to produce. In industry, however, X-ray radiation of a completely different kind is...

Past neuroscience research consistently found a link between deviations from the "normal" iron metabolism, also known as iron dysregulation, and different...

For legged robots to effectively explore their surroundings and complete missions, they need to be able to move both rapidly and reliably. In recent years,...

An electromagnetic device enables high-fidelity mechanical characterization of soft biological tissues.

A new electromagnetic device that enables high-precision measurements of a broad range of soft biological tissues, has established a new standard of...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs that's been with humanity for centuries and affects a quarter of the world's population. The stubborn...

The quantum nature of objects visible to the naked eye is currently a much-discussed research question. A team led by Innsbruck physicist Gerhard Kirchmair...

Photosynthesis is the natural process of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to useable chemical compounds. In contrast, carbon capture and utilization...

High-fidelity audio. Intelligent assistant. Home hub that works across devices. HomePod is a powerhouse speaker with the privacy of Apple built in.

Our genes are encoded in the DNA sequence of the genome, which is highly similar across the diverse cell types of our body. Yet, each cell can only access...

The $195M fund enables investments in the U.S. and Europe, including investments in future Arc cohorts, a catalyst for seed and pre-seed founders.

All energy production takes up land – whether it’s for a power plant, or to dig minerals out of the ground. Which sources use the most land, and which use it...

Delivering incredible audio quality, enhanced Siri capabilities, and a safe and secure smart home experience.

Researchers from the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology have presented the...

Plus: Twitter fleetingly verified accounts belonging to the Taliban.

Introducing the Greatest Of All Talk, a new addition to the Stratechery Plus bundle. Then, more on Twitter and Microsoft/OpenAI, plus the Financial Times...

The HBO show finally answers one of the most heartbreaking fan questions about the video game.

I’ve gone through Stanley tumblers, Nalgenes, and older Yetis. The Yeti Yonder beats them all.

NASA’s inspector general says that the agency needs to do a better job coordinating international partnerships in its Artemis lunar exploration campaign.

An astrophotograph by Bart Delsaert on AstroBin.

A TIME investigation reveals the difficult conditions faced by the workers who made ChatGPT possible.

These assistants won’t just ease the workload, they’ll unleash a wave of entrepreneurship.

A deadly and hard-to-detect disease has been ravaging the treasured olive trees of southern Italy for 10 years. A highly trained squad of super-sniffer dogs...

China will launch its Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite in 2024 to support upcoming robotic landing missions at the lunar south pole and far side of...

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) data shows the 2022 ozone hole closed later than most of those of the previous 40 years and, despite the...

In its climactic moment, Episode 1 of HBO's 'The Last of Us' makes one important scene from Naughty Dog's video game even better.

October 2015 Here's a simple trick for getting more people to read what you write: write in spoken language. Something comes over most people when they start...

The AARO continues its investigations of unidentified aerial phenomena across government agencies.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

Ionic computing raises the possibility of devices that operate similarly to the human brain.