Future Technology

An ambitious project about to get underway intends to see how the trees will respond to the CO2 levels of the future

For the past four years, AI has been reshaping how we work and live. But its failures are proving just as transformative as its triumphs

The world's soils are degrading fast, and until now we've had almost no way of knowing what's happening underground

Before blaming chatbots for everything, here’s what really dominates your online carbon footprint

We may soon be able to delete bad memories for ever. But forgetting comes at a cost

A new (under)wearable sensor sits in your pants and sniffs your farts, in the hopes of revealing clues about your gut health

It’s been over 10 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished without a trace. But new search techniques could finally allow us to find the missing plane

Here's a look at some of the company’s iconic products, the flops that shaped it, and what may be coming next

With nuclear energy production increasing globally, the problem of what to do with the waste demands a solution. But where do you store something that stays dangerous for thousands of years?

The latest batch of AI models are revealing a host of vulnerabilities across the worldwide web. Soon, they could be in the wrong hands

From nano-medics, to digital twins and space janitors

As computers grow ever more powerful, the idea we could be living in a simulation is looking less like science fiction every day

Wi-Fi 7’s giant speed claims might look impressive, but the realities of our homes – and the laws of physics – mean that real-world performance will never get close

Astronauts in cryosleep is one of science fiction's most enduring fantasies – but a new study suggests the gap between fiction and reality just got a little smaller

Palantir has become one of the most influential and least understood tech companies on the planet. As its reach spreads, so do questions about how its tools work and who they ultimately serve

If we want to get good responses from AI, we may need to see what it does when we ask it to be evil

Scientists around the world are working on ways to hide us from sight. But how close are we to developing tech that could make us invisible?

Even ‘super recognisers’ of human faces struggle – can you do better?

We speak to Prof Hannah Fry about the human impacts of artificial intelligence, from AI therapists to lovers, agents and tutors

A little robot enhancement made country walking a breeze on my knees

A hypothetical – but possible – economic compensation model could pay online users back for their contribution to AI, says a leading computational scientist

Artificial intelligence is helping archaeologists unlock Earth’s oldest secrets.