Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect. [...]

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from. [...]

Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit. [...]

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case. [...]

30 years ago, these 15 industries were science fiction

From streaming to cybersecurity to plant-based meat, an entire layer of the global economy has been built from scratch in the past 30 years — and it's still growin [...]

Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it

The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves. [...]

Inside the World's Biggest Bet on Fusion Energy

Take a look inside ITER, the world's largest fusion energy project, to see how scientists from around the world are working to recreate the Sun's superpower on Earth to fuel a clean energy r [...]

The TerraMow V1000 robot lawn mower is the perfect wire-free lawnbot for newbies and technophobes

An easy-to-use robot mower that doesn't require a degree in computer science [...]

A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid

NASA took advantage of the recent close approach of the Psyche probe to Mars to calibrate its observation instruments. [...]