Pulsars could be helping scientists distinguish between gravitational waves caused by supermassive black hole collisions and leftover waves from the Big Bang. Ripples in spacetime from both the merger ...

Ripples in spacetime from both the merger of supermassive black holes and from the Big Bang can potentially be distinguished by the "beats" one of them plays, a new study suggests. During the moment ...

Who has never felt that unpleasant little shock when shaking a metal handle, taking off a wool sweater, or brushing against someone in the dark? These tiny sparks are due to static electricity, a ...

The Search For Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is evolving. We've moved on from the limited thinking of monitoring radio waves to checking for interstellar pushing lasers or even budding Dyson ...

We have all at some point had a teacher, parent, boss or pastor pull us aside and say, “We need to talk.” Hearing the words is a message that we have somehow gone wrong. This past week, Pope Leo XIV ...

My 88-year-old brother recently came to live with me from the opposite coast because he needs more care than he was getting. He pretty much stopped taking care of business a while ago, and I am trying ...

People use old National Geographic magazines for everything from collages to DIY wallpapering to bookshelf stuffers. Writer Tara Conklin scooped up a stack of the mags at a Goodwill store for another ...

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Simple steps to recover from the festive slump, restore your focus, and carry the joy of Diwali into a productive week Right now, we are all in the spirit of festivities. All set for Diwali and Bhai ...

Leda Stawnychko has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Business Schools Association of Canada (BSAC). Maryam Ashraf does not work for, consult, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When we think about education — whether our own, children’s, or students’ — we tend to dwell on the past or focus on the present. Yet, ...

The first thing the child actor discovers is universal love, quickly followed by universal hatred. The whipsaw between the two leaves a mark, even after the stage or set is abandoned. The universal ...