OK, I’ll admit it: after 38 years of climbing I’m still, fundamentally, afraid of heights. Which is why, in January, I signed up for a mental training course for climbers.

There is a rumor going around online—on Reddit, Facebook, TikTok, and (I assume) Friendster—that gravity will stop working for seven seconds on August 12. Here is part of the warning posted online: In ...

Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day to voice their anger over the state of the reeling economy, with the currency in a free fall and the threat of a new round of military strikes hanging ...

In his recent column, “A Christmas Wish for Napa” Dan Evans articulated something many in our community feel deeply but rarely hear stated so plainly: Napa County cannot thrive if it becomes only a ...

Verizon is offering a free “Unlimited Welcome” line for 36 months to customers on specific Unlimited plans who check the “offers” section of the app. The promotion is strictly Bring Your Own Device ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Torrey Trust, UMass Amherst and Robert Maloy, UMass Amherst (THE CONVERSATION) When ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging, immersive or effective learning experiences ...

Mr. Friedman is a global health justice scholar at the Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Abdel aziz is the founder of the advocacy organization Decolonize Sudan. Mr. Prendergast is a founder of ...

Fans of the animated series “Gravity Falls” and its creator Alex Hirsch who are planning a road trip to Oregon’s real-life House of Mystery need to hold off until 2027. The Oregon Vortex, the roadside ...