The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

The body of Johnathan Everett Boley, a 4-year-old boy who went missing in Alabama on New Year's Eve, has been found, authorities announced in a press conference on Friday afternoon. “We have located ...

The past year had a combination of policy fiascos, natural disasters and a steady march toward a future that is too hot. Many of the major events of 2025 flowed from the decision by U.S. voters to ...

ALLERTON, The Bronx (WABC) -- Police are investigating the mysterious death of a four-year-old girl in the Bronx. Officers who responded Friday night to a 911 call near Barnes and Adee Avenues in ...

Now that 2025 is coming to a close—and good riddance, I say—it’s time to look back and reflect on the carnage. One of the defining themes of the past 11 months, and certainly one most pertinent to the ...

A tow truck driver is facing charges after he allegedly hauled away a car in Sunrise without realizing a 4-year-old girl was still inside. Sergio Suarez was charged with child neglect after the ...

Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.

A two-month-old startup from the former head of artificial intelligence at Databricks Inc. has raised a seed round of funding from investors at a valuation of $4.5 billion for its effort to build a ...

Fancy cameras, giant screens and massive storage usually make smartphones more expensive. But next year, it’s a routine component that might be boosting prices: memory. And it’s not just phones. Any ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Most Americans don’t see the value in a four-year degree in higher education, according to a new poll. An NBC News survey found 63 percent of people saying a bachelor’s degree is “not worth the cost ...

This year as usual, Science News covered the big advances across science, medicine and technology, including the next quantum revolution, soaring rates of cancer in young people, the addictive lure of ...