March 2026

Over a decade ago, when I was first starting to pretend I could write about quantum mechanics, I covered a […]

Scientists have created a new kind of carbon material that could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply

AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’ An AI-generated video from

Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scale If you had been keeping

Far be it from tech writers to chart yield curves or forecast jobs data, but it doesn’t take a tenured

AI images of people – such as women in military contexts – are making money and serving as propaganda, researchers

Do we really need a McDonald’s CEO fronting ads or a Gianni Infantino Panini sticker? No. But in the age

A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in March 2025, but what makes this event extraordinary is what happened next.