For decades, astronomers wondered why most nearby galaxies are speeding away from the Milky Way instead of being pulled in by ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

U.S. shale output is predominantly light crude, while many Gulf Coast refineries are engineered for heavy, sulfur-rich feedstock. Global supplies of heavy crude have tightened due to declining Mexican ...

The harder you try to fall asleep, the more awake you tend to feel. That’s why some of the most effective tricks seem a little counterintuitive. Instead of forcing rest, these approaches gently ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

The summer before my freshman year of college, I met up with some girls from my university’s cross-country team to go for a long run on local trails. Before the run, my teammates informed us that the ...

8-time Olympic medalist Apolo Anton Ohno recaps a wild night in short track speed skating where the Dutch swept both the women's 500m and men's 1000m and USA's Kristen Santon-Griswold continued to ...

AppLovin reported Q4 2025 financial results after the market closed today. The company surpassed analysts' revenue and profit expectations. Shares are trading at a premium to their historic valuation.

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

Nvidia, Micron, and Taiwan Semiconductor recently outpaced Wall Street's consensus estimates for sales and earnings. The companies are all leaders in the fast-growing AI infrastructure space. Tech ...

For the first time in Super Bowl history, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will wear a special USA 250 patch on their jerseys during Super Bowl LX, a tribute tied to a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Brett Gallant of Team Canada sweeps the stone during a training session Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Curling is one of the Winter Olympics’ most beloved sports, ...