Two centuries after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a few strands of his hair have given scientists their clearest view yet of what was happening inside his body. By sequencing DNA from authenticated ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

The Giants' nightmare season hit another new low on Sunday as once again they coughed up a double-digit lead on the road and fell to Caleb Williams and the Bears, 24-20. Brian Daboll's team is now 2-8 ...

Bill Belichick did not mince words when asked about his latest beef with the New England Patriots. The North Carolina head coach has reportedly barred Patriots scouts from entering the Tar Heels’ ...

Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos is making it clear that he does not approve of being taken out of games for defensive purposes. On Friday night, in the Phillies' 2-1 win over the ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Financial crime risk is not static. A customer’s risk profile can shift rapidly with new transactions, behaviors, or data. Yet historically, many financial institutions relied on one-time or ...

Better health for your whole body can be broken down into just seven factors, according to a new study. Life’s Simple 7 is the American Heart Association’s guidelines for achieving and maintaining ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers decided on a fresh start at the quarterback position for 2025. The team moved on from last season’s starters Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. But Pittsburgh didn’t replace the ...

For centuries, we have relied on human intuition, behavioral cues, and painstaking manual analysis to determine veracity in written communications. Enter artificial intelligence. AI algorithms, ...

The Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators will play each other at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2025 as usual. The SEC recently announced, along with several other games of Georgia's ...

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.