Every generation grows up with starships that jump across galaxies in a heartbeat, but the real universe is far less ...

By borrowing ideas from classical physics, market behaviour can be broken down into a few intuitive laws that explain why ...

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense ...

Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public ...

Default motion smoothing causes the unnatural "soap opera effect." Experts recommend turning off motion smoothing for most movies and shows. Motion smoothing improves fast-paced action like sports and ...

Researchers from TUM, working at CERN, have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals how deuterons are formed. Another long-standing question in particle physics has been answered. Scientists ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

A reader of mine sent me an email that impressed me with the writer's poignant plea: "How do I stop being a narcissist?" "I can't be the only person who is aware of narcissistic traits without any ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...