In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows she’s dreaming. Lucid ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

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Consumer Reports’ latest annual survey flags the most unreliable PHEVs across multiple segments, including the Mazda CX-90 and Jeep Wrangler 4xe. A plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) offers several ...

In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem that had stymied mathematicians for a century. In this case, the solvers weren't human. An artificial ...

Harbor Freight Tools was hit with a trademark and patent infringement lawsuit on June 26 in Delaware District Court over allegations it copied Streamlight's distinctive 'Ring Mark' design for ...

First released more than 15 years ago, Amazon Kindle e-readers have improved with every generation, adding improved displays, features like wireless charging, the ability to take notes, and so much ...

Streamlight has released the Sledge, a rechargeable flood headlamp designed for professional and outdoor use. The headlamp delivers 600 lumens on high with a run time of more than four hours, 300 ...

Europe is struggling to address long-standing problems, political and business leaders told CNBC on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum. A lack of competitiveness, bureaucracy and regulatory ...