Research suggests that high neuroticism (compared to low) leads people to experience more negative and less positive feelings ...

Music and political writer John Harris noted, in his 2004 Britpop-tome The Last Party, that for better or for worse, Coldplay ...

Rare earth elements are essential for modern technology, but their similar chemistry makes separation difficult and expensive ...

Judging by what I see happening in many Sri Lankan organisations, I conclude that they are not fully utilising ‘Feedback’ as ...

For most of human history, we have used writing to document meaning. While our tools to do so have evolved, it has always taken our spirit — and hands — ...

For at least a decade, the quadruple axel jump was figure skating’s white whale. “It’s been this unreachable thing, like the ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives ...

If you've ever watched a glass blower at work, you've seen a material behaving in a very special way. As it cools, the viscosity of molten glass increases steadily but gradually, allowing it to be ...

The district, located in a small, rural Appalachian town in southwestern Virginia, has 1,400 students, of which 33% are Hispanic, 40% are economically disadvantaged, and 19% are English learners. In ...

Real-world optimization problems often require an external “modeling engine” that computes fitnesses or data that are then input to an objective function. These programs often have much longer ...

Learn how zero-proof bookkeeping verifies accounting accuracy by systematically subtracting entries. Ideal for small ...