Provided content. One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

This holiday season, it’s likely that you gathered with a group of family or friends. As the table filled and conversation deepened, the youngest members were likely ushered away. “You’ll have more ...

(AP) - The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued ...

Frances Myatt has received research funding from the University of Cambridge and the Caroline Fitzmaurice Trust. Even if you haven’t heard of Ovid, you almost certainly know some of his stories. His ...

In Mr. Seevers’ English class, the air feels different today. A quiet student draws an unexpected connection between "The Odyssey" and modern migrant stories. The room wakes up. One idea sparks ...

The opening sequence of The White House Effect, a harrowing new climate documentary, transports you to the great drought of 1988. Picture the scene: a sweltering summer across North America brings the ...

Each time a new technology emerges, we hear familiar warnings: It will eliminate jobs, undermine expertise, or destabilize society. Artificial intelligence is no exception. A recent Pew Research ...

For years, people have argued online about the title of a long-running series of children's books in what could be classified as the most popular example of the Mandela Effect. The Mandela Effect is ...