• NOAA discovers a new, beautifully weird sea creature

    NOAA discovers a new, beautifully weird sea creature

    Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
  • New data reveals Earth closer to a black hole and 16,000 mph faster

    New data reveals Earth closer to a black hole and 16,000 mph faster

    A new study shows our planet is much closer to the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center than previously estimated.
  • Here's how technology has evolved over the past two decades

    Here's how technology has evolved over the past two decades

    Some companies, like Amazon, quickly recovered their value – but many others were left in ruins. In the two decades since this crash, technology has advanced in many ways.
  • The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    In the summer, I went camping with my friends. On the first day after our arrival, I woke up early to take a walk and pick some chanterelles for breakfast. As bad luck would have it, however, I left my glasses in the tent, and without them, I struggle to tell mushrooms apart.
  • 10 ways to prepare for rise of intelligent machines – MIT study

    10 ways to prepare for rise of intelligent machines – MIT study

    A new MIT report proposes how humans should prepare for the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
  • Can the Greek classics teach us about grief and mourning?

    Can the Greek classics teach us about grief and mourning?

    As the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March, the death toll quickly went up with few chances for families and communities to perform traditional rites for their loved ones.
  • Major top-line mismatch has been Islanders’ undoing

    Major top-line mismatch has been Islanders’ undoing

    You don’t have to have invented the game to be able to distill this 3-1 Eastern Conference finals lead the Lightning have taken over the Islanders with Sunday’s 4-1 Game 4 victory to its most elemental point(s). And those are the ones recorded by the unleashed Tampa Bay top line of Brayden Point between Nikita …
  • Jets history shows Sam Darnold Year 3 could go either way

    Jets history shows Sam Darnold Year 3 could go either way

    ORCHARD PARK — What we know about Sam Darnold so far is a whisper here, a whisker there, a sign of hope over here, a spasm of concern over there. In two years as a starting quarterback, he has shown just enough skill to get the imagination whirring and displayed just enough worrisome tendencies to …
  • History says this is no time for Islanders panic

    History says this is no time for Islanders panic

    The line was dominant and dazzling, the Anders Lee-Mat Barzal-Jordan Eberle combination owning staggering peripherals. At five-on-five, the unit built a 32-11 advantage in attempts, a 22-5 edge in unblocked attempts, a 15-5 edge in shots, a 91.49 xGF and a 17-3 advantage in scoring chances, per Naturalstattrick.com. Lee scored on the power play with …
  • LeToya Luckett details hard times following Destiny’s Child exit

    LeToya Luckett details hard times following Destiny’s Child exit

    LeToya Luckett said that she slept in a car and lived on microwave noodles after leaving hit girl group Destiny’s Child. Luckett was part of the world-famous group, which launched Beyoncé, through the release of its blockbuster second album, “The Writing’s on the Wall.” But she exited in 2000 amid a nasty battle with the …