When someone goes overboard, every second shrinks the search area and the odds of survival. Here's how ships actually search, which maneuvers they use, and who really decides when to call it off.

The Zach Lahn-Rob Sand general election matchup for governor is unlike anything Iowa has seen before. The candidates, and their specific pairing, scramble political dynamics that have been predictable ...

What's common between rats, humans, dogs and dolphins? We are all mammals, and one day will be the last day of our lives. A multinational team of researchers have now given us a powerful molecular ...

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Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals ...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ ability to meaningfully enter the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade sweepstakes may hinge less on appetite and more on timing. As the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline approaches, league ...

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Nuclear clocks are the next big thing in ultra-precise timekeeping. Recent publications in the journal Nature propose a new method and new technology to build the clocks. Timekeeping has become more ...

Daylight saving time ends this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. It was introduced in 1918 as a way to conserve energy by making the most of summer’s daylight hours. But some people say that shifting our clocks is ...