The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, ...

The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, ...

A recent study has found that by simply flipping hydrogen molecules upside down, the element could power our world in the not ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems designed to emulate the organization and functioning of networks of neurons in the brain.

Cut most robots in half, and you’re left with expensive debris. Cut this one apart, and the pieces just keep walking. These ...

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in March 2025, but what makes this event extraordinary is what happened next. For the first time, a nearby CCTV camera captured the fault rupture in ...

In late September, 1983, President Ronald Reagan visited New York City to address the UN General Assembly and meet with ...

Time and time again, Hollywood has embraced an imminent apocalypse, as films like “2012” beamed the fictionalized end of the world onto the big screen. Fortunately, the scientific logic for many such ...

This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson. When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had ...

Unlike fossil fuels or conventional nuclear power, it does not rely on burning or splitting atoms. Instead, it fuses light ...

There is a quiet revolution going on. While so much media attention is being spent on debating the risks vs benefits of raw ...