In May 1974 India successfully detonated its first atomic device. It had been developed in secret with the codename Smiling Buddha. India called it a peaceful nuclear explosion, though the ...

In 2012, artist Matthew Inman published two comics on his popular comedy website The Oatmeal. One was a personal piece called "My Dog: The Paradox" about the weird habits of his pet canine, Rambo. The ...

A Senate filibuster on the eve of World War I alienated a president, prompted a senator to bring a gun to the Senate floor, ...

On Feb. 18, 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 and a third time in 2018.

On Feb. 18, 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 and a third time in 2018.

In order to turn things around from a dismal 2025, Jack In The Box has some exciting things lined up for old and new fans this upcoming year.

A reflection on how generative AI may be altering culture itself — and why some readers may begin seeking “low-background” ...

As a new Tate Modern exhibition traces Tracey Emin’s 40-year career, we looks at how a retail experiment helped put her in ...

A video of a Ukrainian ammunition depot exploding in March 2017 has been ​misrepresented on social media as showing Iranian ...

In today’s newsletter: senior international correspondent Julian Borger on what next as Iran targets its Gulf neighbours and the conflict escalates ...

(PUEBLO, Colo.) — Two members of the Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad were burned on Thursday, Feb. 12, after an explosive device seized as part of a criminal investigation inadvertently exploded at the Pueblo ...

The expolision of a black hole could explain the origins of a mysterious high-energy neutrino detected in 2023, as well as shedding more light on the mystery of dark matter in the process. In 2023, a ...