A Japanese research team successfully harnessed E. coli to produce PDCA, a strong, biodegradable plastic alternative. Their method avoids toxic byproducts and achieves record production levels, ...

People with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to marry someone who has the same condition than to partner with someone who doesn’t, according to a massive study 1 suggesting that the pattern ...

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas carried out the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Among those caught in the onslaught was retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon. When he learned that terrorists had ...

That feeling of finding a hidden beach or a bustling local market unknown to the guidebooks is pure magic. You want to share that discovery, to have your corner of the internet pulse with the same ...

Capital One was already a major credit card issuer. Now it’s also got a payment network presence. The credit card giant is also a bank, even if it’s not yet done a great deal of business-building on ...

Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew ...

Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects, by Kathy Ceceri, illustrated by Chad Thompson, Nomad Press, 128 pages, $16.95 How To Start Your Own Country, by Erwin Strauss, ...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 did a fine job in JerryRigEverything’s durability tests, or should I say torture tests. The phone was burned, bent, and even folded with plenty of dirt on it. There’s a ...

Dolly Parton has always cared about her fans. In 1978, that meant requesting a special costume for her iconic Playboy photo shoot that wouldn't offend the more religious members of her fanbase.

Edward Saatchi isn’t totally sure people will flock to Showrunner, the new AI-generated TV show service his company is launching publicly this week. But he has a vote of confidence from Amazon, whose ...

The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas ...

Jensen Huang is the co-founder of Nvidia and has been CEO of the company since its inception in 1993. Huang said in a podcast interview that AI would create more millionaires than the Internet. He ...