With the clock winding down in the fourth quarter of the Texans' Week 18 contest against the Indianapolis Colts, Ka'imi Fairbairn once again strode onto the field. Another made FG would tie the Texans ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Editor's Note: Kickoff for the Bears game is set for 12 p.m. Sunday. At that time, a high of 7 degrees is expected, with wind chills down to -15. The high for Sunday is expected to be 10 degrees, ...

When the sleek new Peter Zumthor–designed building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has its grand opening, in April, there will be some unexpectedly sensual touches: glass walls that curve ...

An unusual household appliance has been launched on the market in Japan: a washing machine for people. The 7.5-feet-long capsule (that’s 2.30 meters) was unveiled at the World Expo [PDF], which took ...

Kirby Air Riders has a bunch of different machines for the characters to ride, all with their own quirks and strengths. You'll only start with a few at the beginning, but you can unlock more just by ...

Major League Baseball is returning to Dyersville, Iowa, in 2026 for a third "Field of Dreams" game. After refraining from playing in the Iowa cornfields in 2023, 2024 and 2025, MLB, in partnership ...

A U.S. Postal Service employee died after he became stuck inside a mail handling machine at a distribution center in Allen Park, Michigan, according to officials. Nicholas John Acker, 36, was stuck in ...

It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...

NFL kicking has reached the point in which 60-yard field-goal attempts aren't that big of a deal. Even a 68-yard try wasn't too much for the Jacksonville Jaguars and their kicker, Cam Little. Near the ...

Inside a dim recycling unit in Panipat, Haryana, 100-odd km north of New Delhi, 26-year-old Rekha Devi cuts through heaps of discarded clothes from Europe and America. The room vibrates with the sound ...

GAINESVILLE — For one snap, all the pressure rests on one man and his foot. Unlike other football positions, there are no redos, no other downs, no going back. Make it through the uprights, and he’s a ...