A new federal pilot program is giving electric vertical-takeoff aircraft a structured path from experimental technology toward real-world American aviation.
In 1948, a room-sized experimental machine at the University of Manchester proved that a computer could store its instructions in…
Beneath the French-Swiss border, a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets turns precision engineering into a way of asking nature its…
The Bermuda Triangle has inspired generations of stories about vanished ships and aircraft. But the real explanation is less supernatural—and…
Born at CERN as a solution to scattered information, the World Wide Web became one of computing’s most transformative public…
From a wooden prototype at a 1968 demonstration to an everyday tool on desks around the world, the computer mouse…
Long before today’s AI systems became household names, two computer scientists developed a way for machines to learn through action,…
A chance discovery during wartime engineering led to one of America’s most recognizable toys—and a lesson in motion, marketing, and…
Since 2020, Luxembourg has offered free buses, trams and second-class train travel across the country, making public transportation simpler for…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a difficult soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, then sent a rover across the…
NASA’s small Mars helicopter began as a technology demonstration. It became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on…
The FDA’s approval of Yeztugo gives people at risk of sexually acquired HIV a prevention option that requires dosing just…
In the Florida Keys, scientists and restoration groups are raising corals in nurseries, then returning them to damaged reefs in…
A NASA space telescope has begun a two-year survey that will examine the whole sky in 102 colors, helping scientists…
NASA’s Europa Clipper has begun a long journey to Jupiter, where it will study whether Europa’s underground ocean has the…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought pristine material from asteroid Bennu to Earth, giving scientists an unusually close look at the chemistry…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed the closest approach to the Sun ever made by a human-made spacecraft, giving scientists…
Breaking Into a New Field Amelia Earhart became one of the most famous aviators of the twentieth century. At a…
Mail Takes to the Sky When airplanes began carrying mail, the idea seemed almost unbelievable. Aviation promised to turn journeys…
Keeping Food Cold Reliable refrigeration changed daily life by allowing families to store fresh food safely for much longer. Before…