Science & Technology

Bringing animated characters to life requires the guidance of some good mathematicians

African elephants are being wiped out by poachers

Research briefs

Solar cells can be manufactured at a lower cost using crystals called perovskites instead of silicon

Scientists are getting clearer picture of the ecological impact of the 19th-century whaling industry

Wildfires have been consuming forests in the western US at a devastating pace

Can a Columbia-led expedition to South America uncover the forces that drive one of its largest volcanoes?

Converting carbon dioxide into stone appears to be a safe way of sequestering carbon emissions

Research briefs

What are the chances of life existing on another planet? 

The earthquake will come. No one can say when. But scientists warn that it could be huge

Democrats’ and Republicans’ opinions on education-policy issues have been converging