Life Learned To Breathe Oxygen Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

Aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, study suggests

Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't until around 2.3 ...
NorthJersey.com

What are the luckiest Powerball numbers? These are drawn most often

Let's face it. You face some pretty steep odds to win the Powerball jackpot, like a 1 in 292.2 million chance. So is there any way to get edge? Does where you live matter? Are any numbers luckier than ...
The Indianapolis Star

Powerball winning numbers December 15. Anyone win Powerball last night? Check Powerball numbers

No one won the Powerball jackpot in Monday night's drawing. Two tickets sold in Arizona and California matched five numbers to win $1 million each. The winning numbers for Monday, Dec. 15, were 23, 35 ...
The New York Times

When the Phone Number in That TV Show Actually Connects Somewhere

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character. By Victor Mather In the final season of the Netflix hit ...
Scientific American

How to Identify a Prime Number without a Computer

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...
Quanta Magazine

Physicists Take the Imaginary Numbers Out of Quantum Mechanics

A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory of nature. That theory, quantum mechanics, found immediate success, proving its worth ...
New Scientist

Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics

What is the most important number in the entirety of mathematics? Ok, that’s a pretty silly question – out of infinite possibilities, how could you possibly choose? I suppose a big hitter like 2 or 10 ...
Sports Illustrated

Digging Into the Origin Story of the 'Magic Number' for MLB Playoffs

MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, as baseball fans know, magic numbers start to matter. But what the heck is a magic number and ...
USA Today

'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish' shocked viewers. Here’s what happened in the case.

Spoiler alert! This story discusses details in the documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish." "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" has been the talk of social media since dropping on ...
Engadget

How to perform a reverse phone number lookup

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...