Two new novels share a seriousness that resists speed-reading or summary judgment. Jonathan Miles' "Eradication" is a compact, disciplined work that confronts moral responsibility without offering ...

Physicists artificially slowed down time to reveal the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect, a consequence of special relativity. This image from the experiment shows a sphere seemingly moving at 99.9 ...

The film is set in Naderi’s hometown of Abadan, a major port city on the Persian Gulf near the Iraqi border. Because of its ...

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The details: State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) announced Monday that she has introduced SB 1105, dubbed the Protect California Rights Act. The bill would ban local law enforcement from helping ...

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 has derived a new formula for gluon interactions, overturning assumptions of zero amplitude and advancing theoretical physics.

A peer-reviewed study of 64,988 U.S. college students has drawn a sharp line between heavy social media use and loneliness, ...

The Lux Style Award-winning director reflects on casting, craft, commercials and the confidence crisis shaping local films.

The difference between first and second place in several events at the 2026 Winter Games has come down to margins unthinkably small. The dramatic finishes have thrilled spectators and left some ...

Gearheads often talk of limited-slip and locking differentials, but how do the "standard" mechanical diffs compare with electronic versions?

From DIY levitation tricks to clever braking systems, these swirling paths of electrons keep finding new ways to surprise and inspire.

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.