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Shark swimming with a school of zebra fish underwater
Sharks: the ancient guardians of our oceans
Why sharks are facing their greatest threat from humans and how DNA tools and AI are reshaping conservation
The ominous digital landscape with a central padlock emphasizes the critical vulnerability of systems to email-based attacks, which are the leading contributors to cyber insurance claims
The rise of email attacks: why cyber insurance matters
Email-based attacks, such as phishing and BEC, are the leading cause of cyber insurance claims, calling for robust cybersecurity and employee training
An individual with a disability working intently in a modern, accessible workspace, using adaptive technology to navigate tasks with focus and determination
How to build an AI that truly serves disabled people
A blueprint from my own learning
A photo of a girl resting her left hand on a white digital robot in Japan
Are we falling in love with our reflections?
AI companions and the future of empathy
In 2018, Hurricane Florence was photographed from the International Space Station, revealing the eye, eyewall, and surrounding rainbands that define tropical cyclones
When warnings become wounds
Media’s impact on mental health ahead of Cyclone ‘Remal’
Colorful microbial colonies reveal the hidden intelligence and cooperation that shape every ecosystem
Intelligence in bacteria, plants, insects, and machines
One definition of intelligence is the ability to communicate, learn, and solve problems
Visual representation of molecular change: mutations at the microscopic level drive evolution and adaptation across all living systems
Understanding the molecular clock
The molecular clock hypothesis assumes that mutations occur at a constant rate, but the Rabies virus mutates per infectious generation
A visual representation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, combining technical motifs and dynamic overlays to evoke the rapid evolution of AI technologies
AI is speaking, but are we actually listening?
Between the glossy promises and the viral train wrecks, the real conversation about AI’s future is getting lost
A researcher monitors an AI-powered hydroponic system using real-time data to optimize plant growth in a controlled indoor environment
Reimagining the future of farming
AI-controlled hydroponics with a mission beyond Earth
A lone female cyborg stands in a neon-lit cyberpunk city, her human features fused seamlessly with advanced technology—embodying the blurred boundaries of posthumanism in a dystopian future
What is post/transhumanism in cyberpunk sci-fi?
Key concepts of posthumanism and transhumanism in cyberpunk and their impact on the genre’s future vision
A satellite circling Low Earth Orbit, symbolizing the strategic importance of LEO in modern global communications and defence
Luxury to necessity: Arab nations and the space pursuit
How orbit has become the new arena for global influence and competition
Metformin, widely used for managing type 2 diabetes, shows potential beyond glucose control, with research suggesting it may slow aging and extend lifespan
Metformin as a longevity drug
Renewed hope from primate and human data
Young couple using their smartwatches to track fitness data post-run
When Apple’s neural keyboard crossed the line
How a mind-typing breakthrough turned into a global privacy crisis
The word AI reflected in an eye, representing South Africa’s growing vision for an AI-driven future
South Africa’s AI future needs skills, not just technology
Everyone wants AI, no one has the talent: how South African companies can close the gap
A row of sleek, modern wind turbines stands tall against a vibrant sky, visually representing the significant advancements and growing importance of wind energy in the renewable sector
The future of renewable energy
Innovations shaping a sustainable world
A visualization of the human body as an energetic network — a living matrix where light, vibration, and matter converge
The living matrix and the science of healing
A biophysical perspective on health and well-being
In the age of algorithms, the line between the human and the digital grows thin
The digital revolution: from capitalism to rentierism
How immaterial networks, algorithms, and financial platforms are reshaping global power, production, and inequality
A person with a bionic arm holds a smartphone, illustrating the everyday integration of assistive technology
Building the next generation of disability tech
What if the future isn’t about invention, but about introspection?
Attendees network during Web Summit in Lisbon, where talks, meetups, and the Night Summit bring together global leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs
Inside Web Summit 2025: the future of tech in Lisbon
Lisbon’s global tech gathering brings together 70,000 people to explore innovation, ethics, and the connections shaping tomorrow
A dynamic field where computation becomes a governed evolution of physical states
State-parallel computing and the era of physical governance
The computational architecture where trust originates from physics
AI musicians are a reality now, reflecting advancements in technology and creativity in the entertainment industry
Ghosts in the machine: when AI meets entertainment
How AI is rewriting the rules of stardom in 2025
A woman working in the tech industry showing how all throughout Africa, women are assuming new positions in the industry, starting businesses, managing teams, and creating solutions
Women in tech: rewriting the African code
Understanding the structural, cultural, and financial hurdles faced by women in the African tech industry
A sleek, futuristic silver robot embodying advanced technology and artificial intelligence
The phantom within the machine
Artificial intelligence, human creativity, and the uncanny future we’re already living
Inside the invisible revolution: the nanoscale tools redefining how we fight cancer
Nanotechnology's breakthrough: diagnosing and curing cancer
Exploring the advancements in nanomedicine for targeted therapies, enhanced diagnostics, and immune activation in cancer treatment
Digital prototyping turns ideas into reality, bridging vision, technology, and innovation
Prototyping for success: the tech behind the first step
A close look at the technology fueling the prototyping process
Drowning in data, starving for clarity: the new cost of digital dependence
Artificial intelligence: not a toy, but a challenge
Why we must take artificial intelligence seriously and adapt to its consequences
Anethole, an organic compound found in the essential oils of plants like anise, fennel, and star anise, could be used to enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatment.
The gene-altering effects of anethol in cancer cells
The plant-derived chemical affects lifecycle genes to kill cancer cells, showing promising use for anethole in treatments
A woman sitting serenely as she disconnects from the bustle of life, representing the need to reclaim your peace in the middle of the hustle
Digital detox in the age of overconnection
Why digital detox is important for our sanity
Platelet-rich plasma therapy uses the body’s own healing factors to promote skin rejuvenation and repair
Anti-aging with platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
Harnessing the body's healing mechanisms for skin rejuvenation
An elderly woman learning how to use technology from a young woman
How technology is transforming dementia care
Innovative AI and music-based solutions offering support and compassion to dementia patients and their caregivers
A contemplative mind merges with circuitry, capturing the quiet intelligence of silence, emotion, and synthetic empathy
The architecture of silence
Designing empathic systems through delay, constraint, and resonant intelligence
A person using AI tools, reflecting how we live in an AI age and its widespread use
Academic thinking in the AI age
Why the human brain still matters
A spoonful of microplastics: tiny particles that increasingly enter our bodies through everyday products, raising concerns about health risks
Microplastics, sex toys, and the diabetes link
The connection between phthalates, microplastic leaching from sex toys, and the link to metabolic health issues
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Events in Science & Technology

Et leeft. The exhibition on menstruation, exhibition view. Courtesy of Lëtzebuerg City Museum
Et leeft. The exhibition on menstruation
10 Oct 2025 — 19 Jul 2026 at the Lëtzebuerg City Museum in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
L’île de sable, ausstellungsansicht. Mit freundlicher genehmigung von Laténium
L’île de sable
4 Oct 2025 — 10 Jan 2027 at the Laténium in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Expedition to the world's oceans, exhibition view. Courtesy of Bundeskunsthalle
Expedition to the world's oceans
2 Oct 2025 — 6 Apr 2026 at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany
Sebastian Cramer, Two views on plants, exhibition view. Courtesy of Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Two views on plants
24 Sep 2025 — 1 Mar 2026 at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Museum of the future —17 digital experiments, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum für Gestaltung
Museum of the future —17 digital experiments
29 Aug 2025 — 1 Feb 2026 at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich, Switzerland
Freighted, exhibition view. Courtesy of Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Freighted
2 Jul 2025 — 12 Jan 2026 at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Sandra Rozental, Emilio Chapela, and Eduardo Abaroa, Stelae of the Usumacinta, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museo Amparo
Stelae of the Usumacinta
21 Jun 2025 — 4 Jan 2026 at the Museo Amparo in Puebla City, Mexico
More than recycling, exhibition view. Courtesy of Technisches Museum Wien
More than recycling
17 Jun 2025 — 31 Dec 2026 at the TMW - Technisches Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Crystals of fire and rock, exhibition view. Courtesy of Natural History Museum
Crystals of fire and rock
16 May 2025 — 9 Apr 2026 at the Natural History Museum in Graz, Austria
Brain(s), exhibition view. Courtesy of Casa de la Ciencia
Brain(s)
11 Apr 2025 — 28 Jun 2026 at the Casa de la Ciencia in Seville, Spain
Tinkertown, exhibition view. Courtesy of Scienceworks
Tinkertown
5 Apr 2025 — 7 Feb 2026 at Scienceworks in Melbourne, Australia
Health is our greatest wealth, exhibition view. Courtesy of National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia
Health is our greatest wealth
26 Mar 2025 — 31 Mar 2026 at the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Operation ouch! Brains, bogies and you, exhibition view. Courtesy of Science and Industry Museum
Operation ouch! Brains, bogies and you
14 Feb 2025 — 4 Jan 2026 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, United Kingdom
A sage advises Khusraw when to attack, Perisan, late 15th century. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Mapping the heavens
14 Dec 2024 — 11 Jan 2026 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, United States
Butterflies in flight, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Canadian Museum of Nature
Butterflies in flight
6 Dec 2024 — 4 Jan 2026 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada
Fascinating treasures, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Natural History Museum
Fascinating treasures
26 Sep 2024 — 1 Feb 2026 at the Natural History Museum in Graz, Austria
John James Audubon, Audubon’s birds of America, exhibition view. Courtesy of Field Museum
Audubon’s birds of America
19 Jan 2024 — 18 Jan 2026 at the Field Museum in Chicago, United States
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