Inside the ‘factory of the world,’ there is still a corner untouched by machines

Even in China, one of the most hyper-industrialized societies on Earth, our correspondent found a fading corner where modernity hasn’t yet replaced ancient ways.

Origami is revolutionizing technology, from medicine to space

The centuries-old art of folding paper is yielding new applications in spacecraft, architecture, and even the human body.

Why is America running out of water?

Partner Content: Decreasing precipitation and rising populations could bring a perfect storm of water shortages for the United States. Where is our water going?

Mysterious carvings and evidence of human sacrifice uncovered in Shimao

The stones didn’t give up their secrets easily. For decades, villagers in the dust-blown hills of China’s Loess Plateau believed that the crumbling rock walls…

‘Zoom fatigue’ is taxing the brain. Here's why that happens.

Video calls seemed an elegant solution to remote work, but they wear on the psyche in complicated ways.

Meet the skier who made the 'impossible' first solo descent of K2

How Jimmy Chin Filmed Alex Honnold’s Death-Defying Free Solo

Honnold planned to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan without a rope. Chin would film it. But first they had to figure out how to talk about it.

Is This the Underground Everest?

Far beneath a remote mountain range in Uzbekistan, explorers are delving into a labyrinth that could be the world's deepest cave.