Almost a year has passed since the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the U.S. economy had contracted for two quarters in a row. Some people believe, wrongly, that two quarters of falling G.D.P. is the official definition of a recession. Economic negat... More »
"" Did the chicken come before the egg or the egg before the chicken? Fernando Trabanco Fotografía/Getty Images The age-old question of "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" has confounded many and ... More »
A little boy in math class is overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Getty Images)The “educational harm” caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been “devastating,” according to a recent survey of 26 million K-8 students by researchers at Stanford, Johns Ho... More »
Cutting down forests around the Batagaika crater during the Soviet era altered the thermal equilibrium of the surrounding permafrost landscape, leading to the depression that showed up in half-century-old satellite images. "Without a vegeta... More »
A moment from a Taylor Swift concert went viral this weekend, and it had nothing to do with her singing. Swift interrupted her performance of "Bad Blood" during a show in Philadelphia on Saturday to speak up for a concertgoer in an apparent dispute with a secu... More »
A groundbreaking epidemiological study has produced the most compelling evidence yet that exposure to the chemical solvent trichloroethylene (TCE)—common in soil and groundwater—increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The movement disorder afflic... More »
Amazon has reached a deal with Embracer Group, the company that holds the IP rights for “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” to release a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The upcoming game will be an open-world... More »
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.Joseph Dituri’s 74th day residing in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, situated at the botto... More »
Ideal Things to Do in Hong Kong, according to Your Chinese Zodiac SignFeeling lost from all the possible options? Why not let the stars take the wheel and plan your next trip to Hong Kong according to your zodiac sign!What to do in Hong KongYou can do so many ... More »
Using existing scripts to train AIs and deploying the technology to draft new scripts are major concerns in the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strikeDavid McNew/Getty Images Could AI soon write your favourite Hollywood film or streaming show? That concern is one o... More »
Someone with Alzheimer’s walks with his daughter in Yarumal, Colombia, in 2014RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images A few people with partial resistance to Alzheimer’s disease are causing a rethink of the condition’s biological causes that could lead to new treatment... More »
A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Saturday has puzzled scientists, who now say they were caused by ”acoustic pressure waves from an unknown source.”(Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)picture allia... More »