It’s simple to ignore a certain point in the history of the planet. The Earth, half-molten and still young, whirling in a mist of meteor dust...

It’s simple to ignore a certain point in the history of the planet. The Earth, half-molten and still young, whirling in a mist of meteor dust...

Astronomers frequently gaze at computer screens that are speckled with light late at night in observatories and university labs. The majority of those...

Astronomers frequently gaze at computer screens that are speckled with light late at night in observatories and university labs. The majority of those...

In terms of energy politics, the Saudi desert has always had some symbolic meaning. For many years, it stood for oil—infinite reserves beneath rocks...

In terms of energy politics, the Saudi desert has always had some symbolic meaning. For many years, it stood for oil—infinite reserves beneath rocks...

The line outside a local pharmacy in Dubai’s Marina neighborhood stretches nearly to the sidewalk café next door on a warm evening. Rows of...

When someone first described how quantum computers could crack encryption, it sounded almost dramatic. Large numbers that would take centuries to...

Watching a star die has an oddly intimate quality, particularly when it fades slowly and almost purposefully rather than exploding or erupting. The...

Subtle ripples moving through the Earth are something most people will never see, but a group of researchers spent years staring at them in a quiet...