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The Ninth Planet That Wasn’t
Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier had to know something was amiss. Not in his data or his analysis, but with the planet Mercury itself. It was 1859, and Le Verrier, a giant […]
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Urban Transit’s Uncertain Future
Autonomous vehicles will transform the way we move. The only question is how.
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A Radical Reinterpretation of Einstein’s Theory
A cadre of physicists working on the theory of shape dynamics could change our understanding of reality.
Pushing the Limits of Life
Everywhere scientists have looked on Earth, they have found signs of life. They’ve looked in the deepest oceans and the driest deserts, and in every case, life—in some form or […]
Tracking India’s Deadly Flu Outbreak in Real Time
A team of doctors are trying to revolutionize India’s health system during one of the largest gatherings on Earth.
The Hacker Who Exposed South Korea’s Deadly Epidemic
How a young programmer became an amateur epidemiologist and told a nation what its government didn’t want them to know.
Volkswagen’s Little Engine That Couldn’t
In the early 2000s, engineers at Volkswagen embarked on an audacious plan, one that seemed like it should have worked. The company had bet that their technical prowess in crafting […]
Archaeology’s Disputed Genius
Archaeology’s establishment hasn’t always looked kindly on Lee Berger. Then he found a cave full of bones, including Homo naledi.