Futurology

Today startups are using technology and sustainable innovation to disrupt traditional rituals and the practicalities of death.

With at least 140 registered space-tech start-ups, India stands to transform the planet’s connection to the final frontier.

U.S. states with a long history of coal mining have struggled with sinking demand for the fossil fuel amidst the energy transformation and ecological concerns. Repurposing active coal mines into rare earth production could offset possible job losses and reduce the U.S. dependency on China.

Lima, Peru: A team of Japanese archaeologists from Yamagata University discovered four new geoglyphs in Peru’s Nazca desert thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) technology known as Deep Learning (DL). Researchers say the Deep Learning tech can significantly speed up the time it takes for scientists to identify new geoglyphs....

A proposed plastics treaty could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success, says specialist environment correspondent Geoffrey Lean

A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.

A team of U.S.-based researchers ... employing a comprehensive machine learning technique for brain responses [achieved] a remarkable hit song prediction accuracy rate of 97%......

Travel has come a long way since the age of Silk Road caravans, daunting sea voyages and steam locomotives -– and will continue to transform in years to come....

Researchers and industry leaders have warned that A.I. could pose an existential risk to humanity. But they’ve been light on the details.