Sciences/Humanities

More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up.More than a fifth of warehouse operators have invested in…

At a small gallery tucked behind the cavernous atrium at the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan on a recent day, visitors lingered before a sprawling work, a series of dots, lines and…

Businesses hope the artificial-intelligence technology behind ChatGPT can turn ordinary chatbots into impressive fonts of information, potentially transforming customer service. But many…

Amid tough market conditions, technology developers continued to make important strides in 2022, offering a glimpse of digital capabilities that are poised to transform entire industries in…

Brazil has long been known as a renewable-energy powerhouse, thanks to a geography that’s ideal for generating hydropower. Now, with the incoming administration pledging to boost…

Businesses and their service providers are grappling with how to comply with New York City’s mandate for audits of artificial intelligence systems used in hiring.A New York City law that…

More casual-dining restaurants and takeout joints are dispensing with direct phone lines, opting instead to divert customer calls to voice bots.Pushing customers who call in orders and…

In late 2021, as states eased pandemic restrictions and consumers began flying again, travel search company Kayak needed a message that would help it stand out against bigger rivals.Most…

By Martin Rees and Donald GoldsmithJuly 21, 2022 12:01 pm ETNASA’s release of the stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope signals the start of a new era of space-borne…

Pursuits from space soccer to Martian mountaineering are already in early planning stages. “People going into space are competitive thrill-seekers,” says Allison Dollar, co-founder of the…