New research suggests that sun-like stars maintain a consistent rotation pattern throughout their lives, contrary to 50 years ...

Neutron stars harbor some of the most extreme environments in the universe: their densities soar to several times those of ...

On an empty beach at the bottom of the world, the waves that roll over the sand are midnight blue and lit by the stars and a waxing moon. I'm only vaguely familiar with the constellations that hang ...

Pop star Billie Eilish was among several celebrities who used the stage at Sunday’s Grammy Awards to criticize the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "No one is ...

Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt ...

For those who have used PCs for a sufficiently long time, you probably remember trying to insert a USB plug into a port, only to have to flip it upside-down to get it in there. The advent of USB-C in ...

Less than a month and a half from now, on March 3, this column will celebrate its 50th anniversary. I started the column when I was 21, and I'm now 71. But also amazing is the fact that our current ...

Midway through a game of chess, you find yourself flummoxed. You are in a losing position; you are down a pawn, and you worry that your opponent is on the cusp of cornering your king. You stare at the ...

The vast majority of stars form and reside within galaxies due to the presence of cold, dense molecular gas clouds conducive to star formation. True intergalactic space, characterized by low-density ...

Earlier this month, Charli XCX joined Substack. It’s not odd for a pop star to want to share thoughts in a more long-form, newsletter setting (her friend Lorde notably kept a long-running tour diary ...

Lin Tian receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) and the Defence Innovation Network. Marian-Andrei Rizoiu receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities ...

The rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems has disrupted education, transforming how students learn and study. Students everywhere have turned to chatbots to help with their homework, ...