Technology

How much energy would it take to fuel a wave that you can shred like Kelly Slater? Here’s the math.

Cerberus, an unofficial name for the current European heat wave, has gone viral—but some meteorologists find it sensationalistic and...

The current record highs in the US are thanks to a heat dome—and it’s expected to get worse through the weekend.

Flight delays, cancellations, and violent turbulence are becoming increasingly common as extreme weather ramps up. Things are likely...

As glaciers retreat, methane-rich groundwater is bubbling to the surface. That may be warming the climate, accelerating the Arctic’s...

When Russia invaded, Ukraine’s HIV/Aids sufferers faced losing access to lifesaving treatment. Volunteers took enormous risks to keep...

Gül Dölen, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins, talks about how psychedelics affect the brain and how they can help people heal from...

Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused.

A protein secreted by seemingly dormant cells in skin moles causes hair to grow again. That’s a big—and potentially useful—surprise.

In Life on Other Planets, Aomawa Shields talks about her hunt for habitable exoplanets as a classically trained actress and one of...