Artificial intelligence may be the hottest tool shaping our future, but it’s also quietly reshaping our planet. From asking a chatbot for dinner ideas to getting real-time weather updates tailored to ...

Hardly any of us know how an automobile actually provides locomotion. Sure, we understand fuel goes in it somewhere, combustion provides the required power, forcing the vehicle forward as efficiently ...

Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by ...

Imagine these scenes: A mega herd of buffalo majestically crossing the desert; a polar bear swimming through the arctic waters toward its unsuspecting prey, and albatross chicks boldly taking their ...

The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton's day. But what is it, why is it so hard to solve and is the sci-fi series of the same name really possible ...

We Already Have Planet-Cooling Technology. The Problem Is, It’s Killing Us. Aerosols help cool the planet, but they put human lives at risk. Eric Holthaus Bio | Follow ...

It boggles the mind to know we humans are literally made of stardust. Nearly all the elements in our bodies come from the stuff produced as stars exploded over the last 13 billion years. It boggles ...

A group of British scientists had a plan for a groundbreaking geoengineering test. Working from a disused military airstrip in Norfolk, UK, they would attach a 3,000-foot hose to a helium balloon, ...

Getting in an airplane long ago ceased to be anything remotely resembling a luxury experience. But in recent years, it has become something else as well — a largely unavoidable form of “climate sin.” ...

Giant flocks of fluffy pink flamingos. Lush landscapes of tropical forest. An army of penguins diving through icy waters. After its debut in April 2019, audiences around the world sat stunned behind ...

Gender equality in the workplace has been stalled for years. And one big reason behind this trend is something called the "winner-take-all" approach to business. June Carbone and her co-authors set ...