Ever stumble across an old science fiction novel and realize the author basically nailed our present? There's something deeply unsettling about discovering that wild, seemingly impossible ideas from ...

History is littered with scientific ideas that sounded ridiculous, even to experts, before reality caught up. From wild forecasts about space travel to theories that rewrote maps and medical textbooks ...

As if returning to the Moon’s vicinity hadn’t already had enough things to delay it, now risky space weather could get in the ...

As a practicing astrophysicist and science communicator I see lots of hype around research and technology. Sometimes what’s happening seems like innocent enthusiasm. Sometimes it seems to be about ...

Prediction markets promise faster scientific feedback, but without Sybil resistance, they risk amplifying bots, coordination and synthetic consensus over evidence. Prediction markets are trying to ...