The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Albert Einstein was intrigued by a simple puzzle: an old car must travel 2 miles at an average of 30 mph. The twist? Its structure makes the solution impossible. Can you solve it?

Albert Einstein encountered a curious math puzzle involving an old car on a hill. The problem, seemingly simple, highlighted ...

Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the ...

We all have our quirks behind the wheel. Maybe you’re guilty of hugging the left lane like it owes you money, or perhaps you ...

A friend of mine had just traveled across the country to see his family when he texted me, deeply concerned. The chaos of holiday travel is always a drag, but usually, it was offset by getting a break ...

The Miami Dolphins will try to do something Monday night when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium that they've never been able to do with Mike McDaniel as head coach. It might not be ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

No matter how many times I’ve been told (or written about) the importance of a slow run, I cannot translate it into my training. This is not to say I am the fastest runner. My half marathon goal time ...

On Nov. 2, Alaskans will again “fall back” as we return to Alaska Standard Time. We’ll reset clocks, enjoy an extra hour of sleep, and for a moment, ask the same question we always do: Why are we ...

Melissa is moving at a sluggish pace and could dump a lot of rain in one place. Jamaica and Haiti are likely to see the most. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. While ...