Chris Baraniuk

It is more than 45 years since the first baby conceived using IVF was born, yet the procedure is still a roll of the dice for many couples. Can new research change that?

Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients' organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain.

Chris Baraniuk It's like X-ray vision – for heat loss. Last year, web engineer Jamie Matthews bought a thermal imaging camera.

Last month, I launched The Reengineer, a newsletter that I’m publishing every week.

The Boiling River regularly reaches 45C – with drastic consequences for the surrounding rainforest.

The Boiling River regularly reaches 86C – with drastic consequences for the surrounding rainforest. How the Amazon's'Boiling River' foreshadows a warmer world

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling into the sea.

By Chris Baraniuk 8th January 2025 Hot "hairdryer" winds that whip down mountainsides play a role in devastating heatwaves and wildfires – and they may become more of a problem with climate change.

With the risk factors increasing, is it still safe to live in areas prone to these disasters - and can fireproofing ever work?

In the foothills of the Himalayas, a group of villagers hauled a sturdy metal waterwheel into place. Its horizontal blades soon caught the rushing water of the stream directly below it.