George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

Most warning systems rely on predefined procedural thresholds: alert levels, activation protocols and emergency plans that ...

Advances in motor design have allowed different types of robots to both specialize for industrial functions and converge in precision.

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

The Bank of Canada held the overnight interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but remains prepared to respond should the outlook change. “Governing council judges the current policy rate remains ...

Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee If you’ve seen illustrations or models of the solar system, maybe you noticed that all the planets orbit the Sun in ...

We all have a pretty clear idea in our heads of what a movie director does — they guide the performances of actors, interpret the script, and steer the overall visual style of the film. But “video ...

Seven-in-ten Americans now say the higher education system in the United States is generally going in the wrong direction – up from 56% who said this in 2020, according to a new Pew Research Center ...

When a giant asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, some malicious dinosaur-hating alien hadn’t sent it here. The real force responsible for the extinction-level impact was inertia. The ...

A growing share of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction under Donald Trump’s leadership, according to new polls that show deep unease not only among Democrats and independents ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. DES MOINES — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to an AP-NORC ...

Once, the Trump administration merely downplayed the threat of global warming. Now it flatly denies the science. By Adam B. Kushner I’m the editor of this newsletter. There is stronger evidence than ...