Long summers, rising heat, and a forgotten solution As heatwaves grow more frequent and intense, cooling our homes has become a pressing issue. Yet, millions of households lack air conditioning, ...

Gasoline without oil fields sounds like a contradiction. Meet the machine daring you to rethink what a green fill-up could be. In Los Angeles, a fridge-sized box hums, making gasoline from ambient air ...

Could the most tantalizing clue to extraterrestrial life be trapped in a rocky riddle on Mars while the decision to solve it rests with accountants? The red planet may be sending signals, but the ...

How can a delicate butterfly survive with a genome that looks like a puzzle spilled on the floor? Cracking that riddle could upend ideas about evolution and open an unexpected door in cancer research.

They say holograms need dark rooms and heavy kit. What if the phone in your pocket just proved otherwise? The lab fantasy of 3D images springing from a phone screen just got a practical blueprint, ...

Parents blame a chatbot for the unthinkable, and its maker is now racing to redraw the lines. Who should decide what your teenager can ask an AI: you, the system, or a court? OpenAI plans to add ...

Boston Dynamics’ progress with Spot reflects a relentless push for innovation tied to practical purpose. Whether securing a building, assisting in emergencies, or starring in viral demos, one thing ...

They call it unimaginable speed for sand that barely seems to breathe. What did Perseverance see that turns a still life into a stopwatch? From the Kerrlaguna outcrop, Perseverance tracks rows of ...

It’s not every day that science and pop culture align perfectly, but the discovery of a significant kryptonite deposit in Europe has done just that. Deep in the Serbian soil lies jadarite, a mineral ...

Life on Earth might have started with a deliberate nudge rather than a lucky accident. At Imperial College London, Robert Endres is testing that idea with mathematics and information theory, arguing ...

What if the least of your EV worries became the battery itself? A Chinese heavyweight is steering a new platform into Europe that could turn range and recharge into afterthoughts. China’s CATL is ...

What happens when a medical emergency strikes and Earth answers minutes too late? NASA is betting on a digital crew mate to think like a doctor in deep space. The toughest test may be trust. Delayed ...