Technology
Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
Robots will venture into the sunless depths of lunar craters to find ancient water ice, while studies find hints about how water arrives...
130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Affects What...
By studying the so-called mean temperature of restaurant seafood, scientists have shown how the species that fill our plates have...
The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift
Scientists are getting closer to understanding the neurology behind the memory problems and cognitive fuzziness that an infection...
The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea
There’s huge potential to generate renewable energy far out in the ocean. But designing turbines that can survive rough waters isn’t...
The Supreme Court Is Jeopardizing Federal Climate Action
The court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA doesn’t go as far as some climate activists feared it might. But it’s a road map for...
Why the Search for Life on Mars Is Happening in Canada’s...
Scientists show how microbes living in a salty spring near the North Pole might resemble those that could have survived on the Red...
The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium
China dominates the global supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Now rival countries are scrambling for more control over “white...
The Gaia Mission Keeps Unlocking Secrets of the Galaxy
New data from the ESA’s probe, now eight years into its mission, adds significant detail to its portrait of nearly 2 billion objects...
The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King
Zeng Yuqun is China’s most prolific battery billionaire. His ascent has major implications for a world increasingly reliant on electric...
Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is...
A battle royale called the SMART program has charged teams with a daunting first task: Identify construction sites on Earth using...
