Physicists shatter quantum entanglement distance record with 420 kilometers of optical fiber, more than four times farther than previous demonstrations, and beyond the point where direct transmission

Genetics may influence how people respond to some traumatic experiences more than others, particularly in childhood, data from 144,000 people in the UK suggest

Political rhetoric by members of US Congress has become more partisan and negative as social media usage has increased, with this growth in partisanship disproportionately driven by Republicans, finds

TIL that the 2004 Indonesian tsunami was so large it affected Earth's rotation, decreased the length of day, slightly changed the planet's shape, and shifted the North Pole by centimeters.

TIL that according to a 1967 comic, the lightning bolt that gave the Flash his powers was sent by a magical imp named Mopee.