Three economists grabbed a beer. A multibillion-dollar industry was born. The billion-dollar prediction markets industry began like a joke: Three economists walked into a bar.

Plasma -- the electrically charged fourth state of matter -- is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials. Simulating those ...

Millionaires are multiplying inside America's 401(k)s, and headlines are throwing a party. But buried beneath the celebration is a less glamorous stat: the average balance is still barely over six ...

We’re already halfway through the first month of 2026, which means a lot of us are side-eyeing those ambitious resolutions we made with full confidence just weeks ago. The motivation may be fading, ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

I’m 51 years old and my wife is 46. My taxable investment account: $1.29 million in a total stock index fund. My Roth IRA: $19,000 in a total stock index. My 401(k): $830,000 in an S&P 500 fund. My ...

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to ...

Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML. Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML.

This experiment explores whether gears and chains can really perform logic, revealing the fascinating link between motion, math, and machinery. For Chinese media, Carney's visit appears to be small ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

Two straight wins over the Milwaukee Brewers has landed the Cincinnati Reds a new magic number. After the New York Mets lost while the Reds won on Sept. 26, Cincinnati held the last wild card spot in ...