Many brilliant minds have shaped the world of mathematics, but one name stands out above all: Archimedes of Syracuse. Known ...

If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than ...

JOB CREATION Over-the-year percent change in the number of jobs from Q1 2017 to Q1 2018. POPULATION GROWTH Percentage growth from July 2016 to July 2017. NET BUSINESS CREATION Over-the-year percent ...

North Carolina ranks as FORBES' Best State for Business for the third straight year (2017 was its first time on top). With one of the highest net migration rates in the U.S., people have been flocking ...

It was once more a day dominated by diplomacy as Donald Trump's team looked to shore up the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that came under strain over the weekend. Israel was meanwhile served with a ...

The UN's top legal body, the International Court of Justice, has said Israel has an obligation to ensure the basic needs of civilians in Gaza are met. It has also addressed Israeli claims that parts ...

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one ...