String theory is uniquely derived from basic assumptions about the universe, physicists show

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...
Vanity Fair

11 Scientists Are Dead or Missing. It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Conspiracy Theories Hit the White House.

One morning this February, William Neil McCasland walked out of his home in Albuquerque for the last time, leaving his phone and prescription glasses behind. Nearly two months into the search for the ...
Cosmopolitan

Why Justin Bieber Played His Older Hits on YouTube at Coachella Instead of Singing Them Live

Justin Bieber headlined Coachella on Saturday, April 11. He sang a few of his fan-favorite hits like “Baby” and “That Should Be Me,” by playing them through YouTube on a MacBook laptop. Here’s why ...
Polygon

Switch 2's rumored Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake will be a big challenge for Nintendo

Nintendo reportedly has a new remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time coming in 2026, a major release that will be closely timed to the series' 40th anniversary. If accurate, the remake for ...
New Scientist

Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

A computer language created to spot errors in mathematical theorems has uncovered a fundamental error in a widely cited physics paper for the first time. The ...
Forbes

‘The Wheel Of Time’ Returns After Cancellation, But It’s Already Mired In Controversy

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Now Jordan’s books are getting a new lease on life. Several new leases, actually. The series ...
The New York Times

iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom. By Jackie Mader This story was produced by The ...
New York Post

Risky ‘airport theory’ has travelers arriving just 15 minutes before boarding

More travelers are deliberately cutting it close at the airport in a viral gamble known as the “airport theory.” The social media trend encourages passengers to arrive just minutes before clearing ...
The New York Times

In Today’s Conspiracy Theories, the Lack of Evidence Is the Evidence

The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...
Science News

A precise proton measurement helps put a core theory of physics to the test

For over a decade, confusion over the size of the proton has held scientists back. Disagreeing measurements of the subatomic particle’s radius meant that scientists couldn’t test one of their key ...
Science Daily

Physicists discover what controls the speed of quantum time

Time may feel smooth and continuous, but at the quantum level it behaves very differently. Physicists have now found a way to measure how long ultrafast quantum events actually last, without relying ...