Rose Eveleth

From the big bang to cellphones

Plants and lichens on a concrete wall used to be a sign of decay, but soon they might be a sign of sophistication.

How science’s craziest stories get passed from one generation to the next

The way people describe the condition makes it difficult, if not impossible, to define.

Now that cameras are ubiquitous, photographs of ordinary people are everywhere, too.

It may be fictional, but the idea isn’t far off from existing technologies.

Meet the man behind a new effort to save documents and other artifacts before they disappear.

A growing number of companies are developing assistive technologies to help disabled people walk—but these devices can distract from infrastructure changes that would make cities more disability-friendly.

Scientists want to develop electronic skin that could imbue prosthetics with the sense of touch.

Scientists have long said that tiny robots would soon be able to conduct surgery and deliver drugs deep inside the body. Here’s why they’re still not a reality.