US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent weeks trading threats to restart nuclear tests, an escalation kicked off by Putin’s boasts about tests of the Poseidon nuclear ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Countless everyday products from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture are derived by first turning propane into ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Zach Wilson is already on the third team of his young NFL career. And for his stint with the Miami Dolphins, the quarterback decided to make a number change. Formerly wearing No. 2 during his time ...

At the same time, the surge has tested the resilience of Indian demand. The charts below explores gold’s record run in detail Gold is in the middle of an extraordinary run, crossing the $4,000 an ...

From conspiracy theories to new fashion trends, some online ideas explode in hours—capturing attention and shaping discourse—while others hardly gain attention. What makes some ideas go viral while ...

Note: This story is outdated. See the newest magic number for the Cleveland Guardians in our latest story here. With the MLB postseason quickly approaching, the Cleveland Guardians' have a new magic ...

Note: This story is outdated. The Reds currently do not possess a magic number for the wild card. The Cincinnati Reds have a new magic number to make the MLB playoffs with six games remaining in the ...

Atomic ends its five-part run with a tense finale that answers some questions and leaves others deliberately unclear. The story follows two civilians caught in a uranium-smuggling ring, plus a small ...

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