Technology
Analysts Warn Anti-Satellite Weapons Have Evolved Beyond...
A pair of new reports point to a proliferating array of technologies that could be used to attack spacecraft.
A New Tool for Finding Dark Matter Digs Up Nothing
Physicists are devising clever ways to exploit the extreme sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors like LIGO. But they’ve seen...
Drought Is Threatening Hydropower in the Southwestern US
If water levels in reservoirs around the region get much lower, the dams they feed into will no longer be able to produce energy.
As Climate Fears Mount, Some Are Relocating Within the...
A small but growing number of Americans are moving to New England or the Appalachian Mountains, which are seen as safe havens from...
Why Bigger Things Don’t Always Fall Faster
Is there really a difference in what happens if you tip over something large versus something small?
Scientists Spy on Mount Etna With Fiber Optic Cables
Researchers can detect volcanic activity by watching how light moves through the same kinds of fibers that bring you internet.
Axiom’s All-Private Spaceflight to the ISS Preps for Launch
For the first time, a commercial craft will bring a crew of civilians to the space station. It’s a harbinger of space tourism’s future—and...
For Kids Fleeing Ukraine, Wartime Trauma May Leave Lasting...
Volunteers are rushing to provide online counseling, art therapy, and stress relief for the more than 2 million Ukrainian children...
A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s...
Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral...
Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help
Another damning IPCC report insists that to reduce emissions, humanity will need more political willpower and help from nature's carbon-sequestering...
