You may not need a science degree to appreciate food, but it certainly helps. After all, science can help us make the perfect sandwiches by telling us what the meltiest cheeses are and how to make ...

Optical illusions test the limits of human vision by deceiving our eyes and brain. A black-and-white spiral pattern hides a secret number, challenging viewers to find it within 5 seconds. The illusion ...

Optical illusions are among the most intriguing ways of putting the limits of human vision to the test. They deceive our eyes and brain into perceiving something that is not immediately apparent, ...

An optical illusion is a type of visual puzzle that creates a misleading effect on our brain and leads to our brain's interpretations in the wrong way, and misleads our perception. This optical ...

Magic numbers are therefore simply the numbers of particles required to fill each of these nuclear shells, with separate levels for protons and neutrons. Individual isotopes can correspondingly be ...

Visual illusions are mind-bending images that challenge our perception and visual skills. These illusions provide deep insights into how our brain processes this complex visual information. Studies ...

If you're wanting to give your brain a little workout, have a go at this brainteaser. From testing a person’s personality traits to the level of their IQ and their creative thinking, these tricky ...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty (50%) disapprove. The latest figures ...

A Delta flight to South Carolina was rerouted back to Atlanta, its point of origin, after a haze caused by leaking toxic oil filled the plane cabin on Feb. 24. CREDIT: KEVIN MCKINNEY, KRISTIN MORRIS ...

From the daily newsletter: an interview with Dhruv Khullar about his recent reporting. When regular people seem burdened by bureaucracy, and the powerful act as they choose, it’s worth asking whether ...

For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change. By Noam Scheiber Sean Wittmeyer would seem to be highly ...

The pilot spoke in a matter-of-fact, folksy tone as if alerting holidaymakers to a noteworthy landmark out of the window. 'Chaos 1 just pulling up on the left wing now,' he said. It was the early ...