At the Houston Museum of Natural Science they recently made a disturbing discovery: their Foucault pendulum had stopped ...

The pendulum at the museum is attached to a 61-foot-long cable. It typically swings as the Earth rotates, knocking down pegs, until it suddenly stopped this month. The Houston Museum of Natural ...

A new Consumer Reports investigation found that some squishy fidget toys can break open, and what’s inside may irritate kids’ ...

If you think artificial intelligence (AI) is Wall Street's hottest trend, you haven't been paying close enough attention to ...

The Social Security Administration relies on four factors to calculate your monthly benefit. Although all ages in the traditional Social Security claiming range, from 62 to 70, have well-defined ...

From Agency Chaos to Dark Energy Shocks: How Politics, Health, Climate Policy and Space Science Defined 2025 A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health ...

Viacom and Playmates announced their licensing agreement with the longtime 'TMNT' toy manufacturer will expire next December. The big, beefy take on the Dark Knight is getting a suitably big and beefy ...

Founded in 1948 by Charles Lazarus, The Toys "R" Us name made its debut in 1957. Operates over 1,500 stores in 35 countries and jurisdictions around the world under the Toys "R" Us, Babies "R" Us and ...

The hormone estrogen—which female animals typically have more of than males—triggers a molecular cascade in the gut that leads to pain signals, a study in mice suggests A massive star may have burst, ...