Scientists are tinkering with plant genes to create crops that seed their own clones, with a host of benefits for farmers.

In computer security, random numbers are crucial values that must be unpredictable—such as secret keys or initialization vectors (IVs)—forming the foundation of security systems. To achieve this, ...

In computer security, random numbers are crucial values that must be unpredictable—such as secret keys or initialization ...

If you want to learn how to create Table of Contents with or without page numbers in Word on a Windows 11/10 PC, read this guide.

Researchers explore the human tendency to look to the past to predict the future—even when people rationally know outcomes ...

Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner “faked” employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better Kamala Harris’s chances of winning.

Join Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy as she shares 200 facts as random as they are fascinating. Each is presented completely without context-because sometimes, you'd rather just process ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in a split decision Wednesday that it is legal for Minnesotans to possess ghost guns without a serial number because current state law does not clearly restrict it.

A small but growing number of academics are improperly taking credit for articles, citations, and authorships, allowing them to appear prestigious without having conducted their own research.