On May 24, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway buzzes with energy as 33 drivers prepare for the Indy 500. The 500-mile race, or 200 laps around the track, is one of motorsport’s biggest events. The crowd expects speed, strategy, and maybe a new champion. Spain’s Álex Palou, the defending winner, returns
Game nights at Rocket Arena in Cleveland just got fancier. The Cavaliers hosted the Knicks for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the stands were packed with more than just basketball fans. Beyond the usual crowd excitement, stars from sports and entertainment fields added extra sparkle to
Scott Coker is trying to launch a new MMA league by 2027 with $60 million behind it. The league will focus on just one weight class at first, running a big tournament-style event. But Aljamain Sterling, a former UFC champion, isn’t convinced this is the best way to grab fans’ attention. Tournaments
The Atlantic Coast Conference took a bold step in 2024 by welcoming three new members from the far edges of the country. Southern Methodist University in Texas and two powerhouses from California—Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley—joined the league, stretching its reach from sea to
Scientists ran tests to see how tiny, invisible particles might spread if they escaped from a big science lab in Sweden. They focused on what could happen in the worst possible accident—one where cooling fails and tiny radioactive bits could fly into the air. The goal was to track where these partic
When major sports events move nearby, nearby cities often get a quick cash boost. That’s what Delaware hoped for when the World Cup games arrived in Philadelphia, just a short trip away. The state expected extra visitors to stay in its hotels, eat at local restaurants, and spend money, but the real
Fire crews in Orange County got lucky over the weekend when they spotted what looks like a narrow split in the side of a big storage tank holding 7, 000 gallons of methyl methacrylate. That flammable goop is used to make the clear plastic windows you see in airplane canopies and TV screens. The spli
A teenage Stephen Hawking wasn’t exactly the classroom star. In the early 1960s his father scribbled in a family journal that the boy spent more time at home than with textbooks. The father even called him lazy. What’s more surprising is that Hawking’s mom agreed—she worried her son lacked the confi
A week in science brought a mix of bold claims and careful rethinking. A company working on reviving extinct species announced it successfully hatched chicken chicks using lab-made eggshells, a small step toward their bigger goals. Meanwhile, scientists launched a space mission to study Earth’s magn
Science communicators often describe their jobs as constant learning. They translate complex research into words everyone can grasp. But what happens when the research itself feels like another language? That’s the daily reality for those breaking down cutting-edge science. Take plasma physics. Exp
