History

Pandemics — the global spread of infectious diseases — seem to be making a comeback. In the Middle Ages we had the Black Death (plague), and after the first world war we had the Spanish flu. Tens of millions of […]

The Forerunner 165 is a watch for those folks who like the idea of owning one of the best Garmin watches but flinch at the sight of some of their prices. It manages to largely represent what Garmin is about

This year, Earth sent clear signals that its climate is warming and tipping into unknown territory. From a deadly sea of mud that flooded Spain to major hurricanes that smashed one after another into Florida’s coast, extreme weather marked 2024.

Some people are genetically built to require less sleep than the rest of us. Albert Joseph Moore / Public Domain Everyone has heard that it’s vital to get seven to nine hours of sleep a night, a recommendation repeated so

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. “The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus, “and the keenest

This was a big year for the robots. Large language models (LLMs) and other engineering advancements have made robots more versatile and maneuverable. And many new robots can perform tasks previously believed to be unachievable in the near term. From

Sometimes science needs to go big. From telescopes spanning the globe to particle accelerators that would take over 24 hours to walk around, these experiments are among the largest ever conducted. Gravitational wave hunting (Image credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab) Ripples in