Science
‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Sometimes mathematicians try to tackle a problem head on, and ...
Chevron (CVX) earnings Q2 2024
Chevron missed second-quarter earnings expectations, hurt by lower refining margins as the stock is already under pressure from delays to ...
Egyptian mummy may have died ‘screaming from agony,’ researchers say – National
For roughly 3,500 years, the remains of an ancient Egyptian woman have preserved what may have been her final expression ...
Pacific geoduck: The large, phallic clam that can live longer than 165 years
Name: Pacific geoduck (Panopea generosa) Where it lives: In the Pacific Ocean, off the west coast of North America (Alaska ...
What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date
Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics at the UNC School of Medicine, and researchers ...
No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the Bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the ...
Block (SQ) earnings Q2 2024
Block beat on profit in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock rose in extended trading. Here is how ...
Metal money wasn’t just for the rich in Bronze Age Europe, study finds
We have no written evidence about how people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age (2300–800 BCE), so archaeologists piece ...
Pursuing the middle path to scientific discovery
Scientists determined the properties of a material in thin-film form that uses a voltage to produce a change in shape ...
The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike
A gymnast can actually perform both of these types of rotation at the same time—that’s what makes the sport so ...