With a gust in Hurricane Melissa setting a record for peak gust measured by a specialized instrument dropped into the eye of a hurricane – 252 mph – you might be wondering what the fastest wind speeds ...

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...

My friend turned to me the other day with a sly smirk and whispered, “Are you also part of Group 7?” I shook my head, unsure of what she meant—feeling left out of whatever secret club she was ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

When electric vehicles first came around, they had a lot of problems. They looked ugly, couldn't cover long distances, and most importantly, lacked speed and power. This made them unappealing to both ...

Few -- if any -- in NFL history have had such a sensational start to their career as Patrick Mahomes. The three-time Super Bowl winner has added a record-setting reminder of that. Mahomes became the ...

BYD’s all-electric hypercar, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, is now the world’s fastest production car, having hit 308.4mph at ATP Papenburg’s high-speed oval circuit in Germany with German test driver Marc ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

Going full speed ahead, as has been emblematic of his career, Josh Allen reached a milestone marker Thursday. Allen notched his 200th career touchdown pass in the Buffalo Bills' 31-21 win over the ...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen captured pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, a surprising feat against the dominant McLaren cars. In the process of qualifying first, Verstappen also managed to ...