Like his previous two novels and short stories, Bryan Washington’s fourth book, “Palaver,” is set in Houston, where he’s from, and/or Japan, where he now lives. But in “Palaver,” which was nominated ...

I fall down YouTube rabbit holes sometimes as a way of unwinding. Lately, the algorithm has been sending me videos of teenagers covering rock songs from the ’70s and early ’80s, and some of them are ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Q: Our board (sadly) only meets four times a year. And, the notion of prudent spending for reserve items seems dead on arrival as to our suggestions as local, on-property-resident observers. As an ...

George F. Will has been an opinion columnist for so long that he makes the job look effortless, but early on he wondered how he’d ever find enough material to fill two columns a week. So, as Jonah ...

Warning. This column is about slaking our curiosity. For those seeking political opinion or argument, please see the appropriate section of this, our favorite local newspaper. Seeking talent isn’t ...

A few years ago, we inherited a cat. A beautiful black long-hair who was a sweet companion to my mother-in-law until she passed away at 101. I remember that despite my mother-in-law’s best efforts ...

I’m watching the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, and a peach glow shimmers across my television screen. It reminds my young eyes of peering into a case at the jewelry store under the brightest lights — ...

Like other members of New Hampshire law enforcement, I’ve seen the threats to our communities change over time, and we have always worked hard to adapt. Illicit vaping products flooding our state are ...

The science panel reaffirmed greenhouse gases as a threat to human health in the face of administration efforts to downplay climate risks. At a moment when the Trump administration is elevating ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...