The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Learn how to build a simple and efficient iron farm in Minecraft 1.20 and newer versions. This design works for both Java and Bedrock editions, and is suitable for survival worlds. The farm uses golem ...

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick confirmed reports that New England Patriots staff members were barred from the football program. Belichick was the head coach of the Patriots for 24 ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. - As Virginia Tech kicker John Love hit a 27-yard field goal through the uprights as the first half clock at Lane Stadium expired, Vanderbilt went into the locker room feeling and ...

Sitting for a long period of time can leave you feeling cramped, stiff, and uncomfortable. It can also aggravate some health conditions. About 1 in 1,000 Americans each year develop dangerous clots, ...

WASHNIGTON ― President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 31 imposing sweeping new tariffs on imports from trading partners across the world, escalating an aggressive trade policy aimed at ...

A KC-46 provides fuel to F-16s during a June 5 flight near Misawa AB, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force’s plan to buy more refuelers after completion of the KC-46 program of record has ...

Iran’s nuclear program has been a long-standing problem. Many US presidential administrations have struggled with it, as have many international organizations and foreign governments. To help makes ...

I recently published a Design Idea (DI) showing some very simple circuits for PWM programming of standard regulator chips, both linear and switching, “Revisited: Three discretes suffice to interface ...