Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story. “‘Love of My Days’ was a forgotten file in my computer, and when I found it ...

A look at why bringing in a custom crew makes sense during seed corn harvest and how the extra equipment timing and experience help get the job done right. Spider-Man: Brand New Day official trailer ...

Washington County has grown to become a major data center hot spot in Oregon, but a group of local residents are pushing back against further expansion. Willamette Week: 'Eight ways to get Portlanders ...

People say it every day without thinking ― “two o’clock,” “six o’clock,” “eight o’clock sharp.” But what is the purpose of that little “o” and apostrophe? Is it short for something? Why do we only use ...

Recently, as I learned the news of young Tatiana Schlossberg’s passing from cancer, once again the words fight, battle, and courageous filled the headlines. They are words we hear often when cancer is ...

This is a review of Truth: What It Is, How To Find It & Why It Still Matters. by Michael Shermer, forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press. Amidst claims of “fake news,” “alternative facts,” ...

This video explains the history of a.m. and p.m., how they came from Latin timekeeping, and why noon and midnight are labeled differently than other hours. New video shows the minutes before ...

Eric Idle says political correctness means there won’t be another Monty Python. The 82-year-old comic was part of the comedy troupe along with John Cleese, Sir Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and the ...

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: RXRX) shares moved higher Wednesday after JPMorgan upgraded the stock to Overweight from Neutral and lifted its price target to $11 from $10. What Happened: ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...