This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help ...

Read a story about dogs, and you may remember it the next time you see one bounding through a park. That’s only possible because you have a unified concept of “dog” that isn’t tied to words or images ...

Texting with emojis may seem innocent, but some aren't what they appear to be. Doctors say some teens are using the images to talk about drug use and other risky behavior without getting caught by ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Gift giving is arguably one of the most joyous and stressful parts of the holiday season. Figuring out who you need to shop for and how much you should spend on everyone on your list is enough to make ...

Rhode Island state lawmakers are eligible for special license plates that correspond to their district number. These plates offer social clout and visibility, but can also lead to unwanted public ...

When it comes to dogs, a yawn doesn't always mean they're sleepy. Pennsylvania SPCA animal advocate Carol Erickson explains what else your dog could be trying to tell you when they let out a yawn.

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases — a task once thought too ...

There are 168 hours in a week. Even if you sleep eight hours a night (56 total) and work 40, you still have 72 hours left (72!) to be a friend, partner, parent, artist, athlete, neighbor, and overall ...

What did your teenager just say? Gone are the days of hearing Da Bomb, Phat, Dope, Wassup or Chillax. Now your child is spewing 6-7, Sigma or Huzz. It's straight Buggin. And, if you ask about it, ...

It’s time to get on board with Windows 11. Four years after launching its current operating system, Microsoft will cease support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Though Microsoft has quietly given ...