Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” It’s a common phrase in American political discourse, particularly present in conservative rhetoric about self-reliance. The concept is simple: To pull yourself ...

Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

Army Pvt. Duane Berry Jr. turned 109 on Feb. 5 in Cantonment. Seriously injured during WWII, he's one of war's oldest ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever ...

On 17 February 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev jotted down the symbols for the chemical elements, putting them in order according to their atomic weights and inventing the periodic table. He ...

I would’ve known about the Classic Bed by Thuma even if I didn’t review products for a living. The Instagram ads have followed me through my swipes like a nosy ex ever since I half-interestedly ...

S. Newman Darby Windsurfing Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning ...