For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would allow societies to adapt to and mitigate environmental damage. That belief ...

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, "The Matrix," a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn't real. It's a virtual reality, created ...

New studies and patents are "increasingly less likely to break with the past in ways that push science and technology in new directions," according to a 2023 paper that found a lack of disruptive ...

Science World’s president and CEO Tracy Redies is stepping down for retirement. The organization has launched a search for ...

In Trilobites, reporters aim to share new findings in the science world, be it interspecies friendships or discoveries of ancient fossils. Credit...Louis Otis Supported by By Vivian Ewing Times ...

The 9/11 terror attacks forced changes in thinking about structural integrity, disaster response, and trauma resources for survivors and responders. 9/11 took place ...

Every now and again I find myself pondering the scientific veracity of pop songs. I’m a nerd, and I like music, so sometimes those worlds collide. It can be interesting to think about, and the ...

One of the images from a series of 10 photoshoots by NASA astronaut Don Petit and nigh-sky photographer and National Geographic Explorer Babak Tafreshi. On October 10, 2204, a strong geomagnetic storm ...

Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs ...

A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s ...

Vancouver’s Science World has a brief cameo in a new music video from Taylor Swift. In the video for The Fate of Ophelia, the lead single from Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl, the iconic dome ...

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