The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all. Back in the 1930s, physicists were doing experiments involving what they called "beta ...

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The Science Behind River Downcutting The water pressure of a river can cut deep into a riverbed. Sediments from the riverbed ...

Sustainable investing doesn’t work. ESG is just marketing. Impact investing is a club. We’ve heard it all, and after decades assessing and carefully considering the underlying issues, we firmly ...

WSJ explains how the Trump administration is able to provide $20 billion to Argentina and why it is propping up an ideological ally. Photo: Ksenia Shaikhutdinova/WSJ WASHINGTON—The Trump ...

La Cosa Nostra, commonly known as the Mafia, is a long-running organized crime network that originated in Sicily and took root in major U.S. cities. The group, structured around “families,” has been ...

There’s a new retro-music trend featuring bands of the early aughts: Creed, Staind, Trapt. Is this the new Yacht Rock? Or does it suggest a world in the throes of full clinical depression? At the end ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

I’ve noticed that “clinginess” and “emotional unavailability” are like the Grand Canyon and Alaska—beautiful in their own ...