Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were worked long ...

Although progress is often gradual and incremental, on occasion it is both rapid and transformational. More than 250 years ago, a new method for producing an expensive and niche material was developed ...

Titanium is so versatile that, had it been plentiful in nature, it would have completely changed how we make, store, and use energy. It seems like almost every time you open a science magazine, a new ...

Raft has spent five years in development before finally being rounded off with a recent update, The Final Chapter, and the developers have certainly been ambitious. The survival title sees you wind up ...