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Video by Sarah Joseph and Jon Betz, Smithsonian Digital Studio; Text by Megan Gambino Benjamin Franklin invented swim flippers when he was 12 years old. Frank Epperson, age 11, conceived of the ...

David Cutler is in the spotlight for his work on a tasty-sounding mathematics problem. In January, the New York Times featured a research paper authored by Cutler and Neil Sloane, the founder of The ...

Apple has released a surprise update for iPhone users, rolling out iOS 26.3.1 with bug fixes and system improvements designed to stabilize the operating system. While the update is relatively small, ...

New national data which was released by the 2030 Reading Panel has indicated that only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in their home languages. Pupils in quintile ...

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Last week, the NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league" and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for violating the league's Player Participation Policy after both teams altered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock In 2021, a professor at The University of Toledo developed a new way to recycle plastic. It now has the ...

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Macworld reports that iPhone users are experiencing significant problems with iOS 26.2.1, including app crashes, device freezes, and severe battery drain issues. Multiple forum threads on Apple ...

Lee Reynolds, Northern Ireland’s new Ulster Scots commissioner, is a thoughtful and intelligent man. Yet even he is wrestling with the fundamental contradiction of his office: the Ulster Scots ...