Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The ...

TikTok’s recommendation system is under scrutiny after ByteDance agreed to a US-focused joint venture to avoid a ban. Uncertainty remains over who controls the powerful algorithm at the heart of the ...

While we often characterize intelligence through IQ tests, rigid scores, and knowledge, the truth is that our intellect often shines through our daily routines and mindset more than educational ...

A nostalgic hit built out of vintage pop-culture references captured the “If you liked that, you’ll like this” spirit of Netflix. In the summer of 2016, streaming TV was still figuring itself out.

Hunter pose together after a hunt in 2009, with supper to soon follow. (Jeff Whitman photo) It’s been 15 years since I was invited to attend a special event with a family in Hancock County. I’d ...

A nighttime mission to catch chameleons in the Everglades quickly took an unexpected turn. What began as a routine search in thick vegetation became a tense and unpredictable chase. The team ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

A TKer subscriber recently pointed out that if your investment is down 20%, then you’d need a 25% gain from the current level to return to the initial level. For example, if your investment of $100 ...