These start-ups are trying to suck CO2 from the air and stash in the sea. Is it working?
We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?
How doctors, scientists and “anonymous” programs are working to free people from their phones
A graphic explainer of uranium enrichment
Inside the process of isolating uranium-235
Poem: ‘Life in Bilateral Wonder’
Science in meter and verse
November 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago
In 1926 we wrote about how there was a good chance Mars had both plants and animals. And in 1876 we probed the duplicity of the artificial butter business
How your brain learns to cope with uncertainty
Can our “prediction machine” brains learn to handle a world in chaos?
Why data centers are reviving solid-state transformers
Solid-state transformer designs have been around for decades. Now data centers may finally give the chip-filled devices their killer application
How a fusion start-up could help maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal
The U.S. hasn’t detonated a nuclear weapon since 1992. Now a fusion start-up whose co-founders include former national lab scientists could help conduct experiments that make sure the stockpile works
Our love-hate relationship with social media
Regardless of whether social media addiction is real, these platforms hack the human brain, often to our detriment
The provocative new theory that could explain aging and disease
Could disruptions in the flow of energy through mitochondria cause everything from type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer’s?