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Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. Michigan State University researchers now have evidence of the surprisingly simple process that could ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

A Times correspondent talks about life in China as it outpaces the United States in developing clean energy technology, self-driving cars and other innovations. Before we get to discussing China, ...

The U.S.-Canada hockey rivalry may be heated, but don't expect any of the games to break out in fisticuffs as a result. That's because unlike in the NHL, there is no fighting allowed in Olympic hockey ...

An illustration of the asteroid Apophis, which will make a close flyby of the Earth in April 2029. Credit: ESA Science Office A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from ...

While many American cities are painted as bastions of murder, a new report has revealed that this is not actually the case. The U.S. logged a more than 20% drop in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, ...

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the way, it’s easy to think the weather’s to blame. But modern research says ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Across Central New York, this winter’s National Grid electric and gas bills are up by about $120 on average, thanks to a blizzard of forces hitting residential customers. But two ...

Entrepreneurship is having a moment. 29.8 million solopreneurs now contribute $1.7 trillion to the U.S. economy. Forty-one percent of founders whose companies are less than 24 months old plan to hire ...

The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. It’s hard to quantify a zeitgeist, but here at WIRED, chronically ...