La Géométrie, a short appendix that appeared in Descartes’ famous Discourse on the Method, laid the foundations of analytic ...

In a new book, the mathematical epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explains how certainty, even in math, can be an illusion.

QUESTION: Hey, Dr. Zac, I have a bit of a weird one for you — why do some people poo like clockwork every day, while others might only go a couple of times a week? I thought not going at least ...

We’ll also present evidence that these ancient aliens are still among us today.” This bizarre narrative echoes a paranoia ...

Proof of Concept, an accelerator program supporting women, trans and nonbinary filmmakers founded by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, producer Coco Francini and noted researcher Dr. Stacy L.

On the latest episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, we discuss the divergence between consumer sentiment and hard economic data, and whether we will see any softening in the coming jobs and GDP ...

The Los Angeles Lakers season is now over, much earlier than anyone likely could have imagined. After entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the Western Confernce, many expected Los ...

One particularly inconvenient truth is that estimates of “improper payments” — a category that includes not only fraud and mistaken payments but insufficient documentation — undermine ...

Scientists propose that magnetars, highly magnetic neutron stars, could be the source of early heavy elements like gold. Analyzing old space data, researchers found gamma-ray signals from magnetar ...

The stock market is down nearly 10% from its all-time high, based on S&P 500 returns through the end of April. A recession may be looming. There are times to sit back and admire the balance on ...

A waitress who got a shard of glass in her finger while cleaning was adamant there was still something in there—and three and a half years later, she got her proof in a wild way. Cristina Adame ...

Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal regalia on his Truth Social platform - just 11 days after the death of Pope Francis. Uploaded onto his account early on ...