In 2029, India will have the most gender-representative Parliament in its history. The Women’s Reservation Act will reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha for women — the largest single ...

Readers respond to Gaby Hinsliff’s defence of first past the post, and Polly Toynbee’s call for electoral reform Gaby Hinsliff (Nobody wants to defend Britain’s voting system any more – but here’s why ...

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In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called “Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?” Hawking, who later became my ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

Taxes are going up. Debt is skyrocketing. Priorities are out of whack. The government is rounding up citizens. And what are the parties doing? Gerrymandering for power. What is the president doing?

Array Digital Infrastructure, formerly US Cellular, has completed the sale of its wireless operations to T-Mobile. Agreements to sell most of its remaining spectrum licenses to Verizon and AT&T are ...

Jon Levey answers your Gear Q&A. Email your question to [email protected]. I thought only old-timers or players with tennis elbow still played with gut strings, but I recently heard that pro ...

String theory's equations give rise to a near infinite variety of potential universes in a 'landscape.' This landscape is surrounded by a 'swampland' of solutions that are incompatible with any ...

Coauthored by Sofia Dixon and Kathleen Bogart, Ph.D. Hollywood sign Source: Edgar Colomba / Pexels / Used with permission When was the last time you saw a disabled character on TV who wasn’t depicted ...

The invisible string theory follows the idea that you are connected to your soulmate via a metaphorical string. While this belief can provide hope and comfort, it can also lead to people staying in an ...

The “Ole Bull” Stradivarius, made in 1687, photographed with flowers and props reminiscent of a Dutch still life from the period. Claire Rosen More than 4,500 years after an enterprising Mesopotamian ...