Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help ...

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 ...

Hydrogen is expensive to produce, and renewably produced “green” hydrogen even costlier (averaging, at retail, $32 per kilogram, which is roughly the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas). So it was a ...

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 ...

It’s 4:59 PM on a Friday. You’re the Head of Design at a mid-sized biotech firm—mid-sprint, mid-thought—building out a set of specialized design roles that will define how your team delivers value for ...

At his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Donald Trump made his latest push for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act to overhaul elections by falsely claiming that “the only way” Democrats ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When your laptop seems to be running too hot, a laptop cooling pad may be the solution. These pads sit under the laptop to help provide better ...

Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon. Instead, NASA’s engineers have been grappling ...

This essay was reprinted from David Epstein’s newsletter Range Widely. Subscribe here. Read more of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage here. American figure skater Ilia Malinin, known as the “Quad God” ...

The unexpected and ultimately short-lived flight ban near El Paso this week stemmed from disagreements within the federal government over the use of a high-energy laser weapon system to take down ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A laptop cooling pad may not be the most exciting accessory you can purchase for your go-anywhere PC, but it might finally solve that awful ...