Thomas Edison said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In “Serendipity: The Unexpected in Science,” Telmo Pievani adds a crucial element to the formula. Mr. Pievani, a biology ...

Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...

Tucked away in the corner of a building's exterior sat a taped box with a note left in the subfreezing temperatures—a plea for help that led animal shelter staff to an urgent and emotional rescue. A ...

'... We know she'll steal hearts quickly. For now, she is safe, and so, so loved,' the Pennsylvania SPCA said of the dog Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

The FDA is considering adding a black box warning to COVID-19 vaccines — the latest development in a broader shift in how the agency approaches vaccine oversight and safety communication, according to ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The new Instagram feature reveals what the algorithm thinks you like and lets you adjust it, reshaping how content gets recommended on Reels. Instagram launched Your Algorithm in the U.S. today, a ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' has exceeded expectations in its first week, amassing a remarkable ₹207.25 crore. The film, directed by Aditya Dhar and featuring a star-studded cast, opened strong and ...

Google released the December 2025 core update today, the company announced. This is the third core update of 2025 and the fourth major Google algorithm update overall. Earlier this year, Google rolled ...

The second installment of the GQ Watch Survey focuses on the year’s most exciting timepieces. Battery-powered timepieces get a bad rap among collectors, but as guest Box + Papers columnist Yang-Yi Goh ...