Herpes simplex virus partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows.

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Learn how to calculate depreciation for tax deductions using GAAP methods like straight-line and declining balance for optimal savings.

The “rules-based international order” was never a set of neutral rules. It was a story the U.S. told — about itself, its power and its right to bend norms when convenient. In January, that story ...

From reverse sear to sous vide and cast iron, we put all the top steak cooking methods to the test. Watch us break down what works, what doesn’t, and which technique really makes the juiciest, most ...

You know the feeling: The paint is dry, the furniture looks good, but somehow the whole thing still feels unfinished. Designers have a trick for that, and it’s surprisingly easy. Called the “Sandwich ...

There are some areas of the house that tend to become hotspots for clutter over time. For me, that’s my junk drawer, bedside table and hallway cupboard. Whenever I don’t know where to put something, ...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s 2026 is full of ernes and ATPs. Every year, we get a new version of the rulebook from USA Pickleball, which serves as the defacto guidelines for the sport globally.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Lawyers accustomed to relying on experience-based experts must now make the analytical path explicit. Credibility and cross-examination alone could rescue a thin factual basis or an implicit chain of ...