Throughout history, people have come up with surprising ways to beat the heat that actually work. By Hiroko Tabuchi Long before air-conditioning, people around the world came up with ingenious ways to ...

Super fun & satisfying electric drill experiment! 🤩!! Trump hit with grim reality check on Americans’ pay More and more EVs have been on the road in recent years and it's led to an unexpected side ...

It blew up in her face. A West Virginia teen had to be hospitalized after getting scalded by a squishy toy — akin to the viral mystery dumplings or NeeDoh cubes — that had been mistakenly left in a ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe. By analyzing images of Type Ia supernovae and modeling their environments in unprecedented detail, ...

The American Experiment is a five-part docuseries, directed by Brian Knappenberger (with Kappenberger, Tom Hanks, Sarah Huisenga and Gary Goetzman as EPs) that examines the American Revolution and how ...

On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of its founding, the United States of America is at a crossroads. For those invested in the history of our nation, it’s clear this isn’t the first time the country ...

The moment of truth is just about here. The Strait of Hormuz has reopened, for now, and Middle Eastern countries that shut off their oil wells during the war (the term is actually “shut in”) are about ...

A pair of silver tongs reaches for a turkey burger in a frying pan - bestbee/Shutterstock We may not be able to ascertain what went through Gloria Beesley's mind on that fateful day in July 2018 when ...

The researchers pitted commercial AI models against experienced fundraisers working on behalf of the charity Save the Children. Across more than 1,000 conversations, Claude Opus 4.6 was nearly three ...