Is It Even Possible to Understand Quantum Mechanics?
A big problem with physics is that it’s invented by humans. We see stuff around us and use our observations...
Many Italians Long Resisted Air-Conditioning. Then Europe Got Hotter.
Domenico Rizzo, a baker in Sicily, long sweated out the heat. Through years of stifling Italian summers, Mr. Rizzo, 40,...
Believe the hype: A cure for Alzheimer’s is in reach
Every day it seems scientists are making breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease. New treatments that actually slow the disease’s progression — lecanemab...
He calls himself California’s Luigi Mangione. An arson suspect’s rallying cry sparks furor
A massive 1.2-million-square-foot warehouse in Ontario was still on fire when videos began to appear on social media platforms. Holding...
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
In the wake of a hiring surge last summer, an official in charge of evaluating new recruits to U.S. Immigration...
The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
The Russian strikes tormenting Ukraine’s capital in recent days have had an ominous new feature: jet-powered drones. Significantly faster and...
3 Critics, 25 Years: How ‘The Corrections’ Reads Right Now
Twenty-five years ago this week, on Sept. 4, 2001, The New York Times reviewed Jonathan Franzen’s novel “The Corrections,” calling...
Uber is cutting many of its ‘micro-teams’ and giving some middle managers more reports
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced plans to reduce the number of 'micro-teams.' Bloomberg/Getty ImagesUber announced plans to lay off some...
Trump’s D.C. Makeover Projects Are ‘Only an Idea,’ Until They’re Much More
In West Potomac Park on the edge of the National Mall in Washington, about a dozen workers on Wednesday morning...
Zelensky blasts rival Ukrainian spy agencies for gunfight with each other during mission to foil Russian terrorist plot
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky blasted the country’s two top spy agencies for shooting at each other on the streets of...
