Author: Emily Conover

The subatomic particles called neutrinos are famously elusive. But an unconventional trick could make a laser beam of the aloof particles.

Ripple bugs’ nimble movements on the surface of water inspired a robot with automatically unfurling fans on its feet.

Adding a magnet could simplify the process of producing oxygen in space, making a crewed mission to Mars more feasible.

In The Martians, journalist David Baron recounts scientific and public debate over purported intelligent life on the Red Planet.

Sun-powered fliers could use photophoretic forces to hover in the mesosphere, gathering data from a region off limits to planes and balloons.

Quantum computers in space could be useful for communications networks or for testing fundamental physics.