
Software is becoming something you speak into existence
Coding for the rest of us finally feels possible now that tools like Claude Code turn plain English into working software

Software is becoming something you speak into existence
Coding for the rest of us finally feels possible now that tools like Claude Code turn plain English into working software

How Sound Waves Can Fight Fires without Water
A new sound-based system could squelch small fires before they grow into home-destroying blazes


What Does GPT-5 Have to Say about Black Holes, Math Puzzles and Cancer? A Lot
A new paper shows AI emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments

These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians

A Classic Graphic Reveals Nature’s Most Efficient Traveler
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Tipsy Bats and Perfect Pasta Win Ig Nobel Prizes for Weird Science Research
Winners of the annual Ig Nobel awards include the science of tipsy bats and the physics of cacio e pepe

Cutting-Edge Physics and Chemistry Unfold One Quintillionth of a Second at a Time
An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules, and laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action

Polar Geoengineering Experiments Bet Big on Freezing Arctic Ice
Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.

Knitting’s Complex Shapes Explained in New Physics Model
A new mathematical model helps to advance the centuries-old art of knitting

These Fish and Flies Are Engineered to Break Down Mercury
Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination

Firing Science Advisors Will Leave the U.S. Senseless
From public health to space exploration, advisory panels have helped U.S. agencies make smarter decisions. The Trump administration wants to kill them

Walking Shouldn’t Be So Dangerous in the U.S.
About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car. To make walking safer, we need a big cultural shift in how we view pedestrian safety