Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.

There are several ways in which stars can destroy and swallow their own planets.

Could the technology move beyond medical applications and into wide use?

What if there’s no experiment to work out which theory of consciousness is correct?

The average might come in handy for certain data analyses, but is any one person really ‘average’?

Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.

Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.

Climate scientist Mark Maslin pairs up with comedian Jo Brand to explain the urgency of the climate crisis. Together, they find that humour cuts through in ways that plain facts just can’t.

Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.

Is it a STEM education or a STEAM education? Integrating arts into science programming and vice versa can pique kids’ curiosity − a play touring Michigan aims to do just that.