Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded where countless previous Israeli leaders have failed: persuading the United States to join Israel in launching open-ended strikes against its regional ...

Dozens of popular websites and apps, including UberEats, Bet365, Amazon Web Services and CounterStrike and Steamwent down Friday after a Cloudflare outage sparked widespread tech chaos. The outage has ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

Planning on escaping the winter weather for a beach trip? Bring this metal detector with you if you want to bring home some treasures. The Popular Mechanics gear team recommends the Minelab Vanquish ...

In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem that had stymied mathematicians for a century. In this case, the solvers weren't human. An artificial ...

We're nearing the end of the year, which means streaming platforms are just getting started with their annual batch (read: Yuletide assault) of schmaltzy Christmas films, starring absolutely no one ...

Holiday season is in full swing when it comes to Netflix movies, with “Champagne Problems” kicking off the trend as it debuted as the most-watched movie on Netflix last week. “Champagne Problems,” ...

Minka Kelly on the set of “Champagne Problems.” The film was released Nov. 19, 2025. Photo courtesy of @minkakelly on Instagram Netflix’s newest romantic comedy, released on Nov. 19, is yet another ...

In this episode of Depths of History, the team explores a fascinating site in New Jersey, uncovering an impressive collection of historical artifacts. Viewers can observe a variety of finds, including ...