The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Through a long NBA season, keeping up with every team in the league is a full-time job in itself. Even for the players, especially with teams they only play twice a year. Luka Dončić and the Lakers ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sherrone Moore wasn’t even willing to entertain the question. “Don’t even talk about the final game. Don’t do it,” the Michigan head coach told reporters on Monday, 12 days before ...

AdS/CFT suggests that our three-dimensional universe can be modeled by a two-dimensional surface. AdS (Anti-de Sitter space) features negative curvature and a boundary, while our real universe is flat ...

In a crucial divisional against the Rams, Sam Darnold had his worst performance of the season as he threw four interceptions during the 21-19 loss. While Darnold has had a stellar first year with ...

If you are too young to know that 3 is a magic number, West Feliciana Fire Chief Rick Dudley is leading a master class to tout how his department’s No. 3 ratings translates into quicker response times ...

University, city and state police officers and emergency responders will ramp up operations in a joint public safety effort for the Yale-Harvard game in New Haven on Saturday. Nearly 90 New Haven ...

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...