The teenager was researching the Miura-ori fold when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and wildfires raged in Southern California. “I thought maybe these origami patterns, which are strong and ...

GLP-1 drugs are meant to treat metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity. But as they become more available, some people might choose to use them even if they're not currently overweight. NPR's ...

Self-hosting a few services on one’s own hardware is a great way to wrest some control over your online presence while learning a lot about computers, software, and networking. A common entry point is ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the ...

Synchronicities don’t begin with events. They begin with attention. The brain constantly filters information, highlighting what feels relevant and discarding the rest. When timing and emotion align, ...

Nick DeSimone is a pasta-obsessed vegetarian chef who spent nearly 10 years in restaurants before becoming a food writer. They review kitchen products for Food & Wine and love plant-based and Southern ...

What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times. By Lora Kelley Holiday spending this year is expected to surpass $1 trillion for the ...

Globally, more than 1 billion people currently live with obesity. The World Health Organization on Monday released new guidance on GLP-1 medications for adults with obesity, recommending their ...

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. A male ornate boxfish with distinctive, complex patterns of stripes and ...

Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven ...