Some investors are speculating that Palantir will announce a stock split with its earnings on Nov. 3. The company's stock has ...

A new study investigates strange bursts of light captured in old astronomical photos, suggesting they may link to both UFO sightings and Cold War nuclear testing.

Bugonia refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees spontaneously formed from rotting ox carcasses — and it’s hard to avoid ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

Bodies keep surfacing — and so do questions. There's a dark current in Houston's bayous this year, with 16 bodies recovered, five of them in the same week last month. City leaders are downplaying ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Today, on the last day of the U.S. Open, we have a chat with a tennis writer. By Adam B. Kushner I am the editor of this newsletter. I’m a delusional tennis player. Not the kind who brags about his ...

Taylor Swift has dated her fair share of men. Whether or not the amount is too many or perfectly normal for a woman growing up in the spotlight in her teens, 20s and 30s is really up for personal ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to ...

String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to combine general relativity and quantum field theory ...

Quantum physics is often described as the most successful scientific framework in history. In its 100 years of existence, it has explained everything from the periodic table of the elements to how ...

Springfield, MO emo band TRSH released a killer new single called “I Really Am Feeling Better” earlier this year, and now they’ve announced a new album, String Theory, due September 19 via Wax Bodega ...