Migration is back at the centre of Australian politics, blamed for everything from housing pressures to crowded trains. Lost in the heated debate is how we select those who will thrive in their new ...

The 37-year-old Boston native had decided to leave what she described as a controlling and abusive marriage. Then, she lost her job and car and moved into a shelter in Mattapan, all while navigating a ...

Vermont has tried for years to speed up the construction of new housing, but results have been mixed. The state has invested nearly $800 million in more affordable housing since 2020, with fewer than ...

The Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra will perform a program featuring three notable works at two concerts April 10-11. The concerts will take place 7:30 p.m. April 10 at First Presbyterian Church, ...

MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum developed Eliza in the mid-1960s. His views on artificial intelligence were often at odds with many of his fellow pioneers in the field. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

The Trump administration told a judge that it would use contingency funds to pay at least some SNAP benefits during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. SNAP provides food stamps to about 42 million ...

The White House said Tuesday it will use money from tariff revenue to fund a supplemental nutrition program facing a funding shortage amid the ongoing government shutdown. White House press secretary ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...