5G promises a supercharged future. Data connectivity will be near instantaneous. But, as seen below, there’ll be some bumps, bruises and tradeoffs along on the way.

A German company showcases its new electric jet with hopes it will become the air taxi of the future.

Airpods are made from materials from Earth’s past. After their brief life, they’ll litter long into the future.

When José Capriles arrived in 2008 at the Cueva del Chileno rock shelter, nestled on the western slopes of Bolivia’s Andes, he didn’t know what he would find within.

As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.

Britain has gone more than four days without using coal-fired power to generate its electricity, smashing the previous record set during last month’s Easter weekend.

Landmark UN-backed report finds that agriculture is one of the biggest threats to Earth’s ecosystems.

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Each May, some 3,000 people descend on Kalamazoo, Mich., for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which brings together academics and enthusiasts for four days of scholarly panels, performances and after-hours mead drinking.

The fantasy version of apocalypse always begins with the longawaited event—a missile launch, escaped virus, zombie outbreak—and moves swiftly through collapse into a new, steady state.