Engineering

It is possible to transform empty office buildings into residential ones—but remodeling these spaces won’t be easy

Researchers used a smoking machine to test the intensity of marijuana rolled into joints

More than 42,000 highway bridges across the country are in “poor” condition, according to national bridge inspection standards

If the missing Titan submersible was near the Titanic when it imploded, it would have experienced pressure higher than that of a great white shark bite

Computer chess master; private bathing for birds

King Tut’s bountiful tomb; music from fire

Artificial rain; a scientist lives on Vesuvius

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life

Futuristic food science technology could finally bring plant-based salmon filets and tuna steaks to the table

A thin film can switch from releasing heat to trapping it, and wrapping the coating around buildings could make them more energy-efficient

Though deadly quakes can’t be prevented, science does have some ways to protect buildings—and the people inside them

New “exascale” supercomputers will bring breakthroughs in science. But the technology also exists to study nuclear weapons