A physicist challenges the core idea of quantum mechanics, that events are truly random. He says a hidden framework of rules may influence outcomes. That’s because our current math makes quantum ...

A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after authorities say he randomly stabbed a woman to death in a quiet South Florida neighborhood, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

In the 1964 black comedy Dr. Strangelove, an emergency war plan called “Plan R” allows an unhinged U.S. Air Force commander, Jack Ripper, to launch a nuclear strike without presidential authorization.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are multiverses real? If so, what do they look ...

Welcome to the 2026 edition of the Numbers That Define Baseball column, starring Paul Skenes, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, triple-digit heaters, billion-dollar payroll splashes and more. Illustration: ...

Members of the Trump-era agency have been called to testify in a lawsuit alleging they used discriminatory methods to slash funding for so-called "DEI" grants American Council of Learned ...

The radio signal first started broadcasting on February 28, about 12 hours after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran. On a scratchy shortwave signal almost twice a day -- in the early ...

High hopes are pinned on Tesla's robotaxi business. New research from Bank of America says it now accounts for more than half the company's valuation. Detailed below are the five numbers that will ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. After my wedding, this past October, people ...

President Donald Trump will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term in office on Tuesday, February 24. The address to the joint session of Congress is scheduled to being at 9 p ...

Correction: This post originally misidentified Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen as a congressman. The text has since been corrected. We regret the error. President ...