Inflation hit a three-year high last month thanks to rising gas prices and a 4.2% increase in the cost of consumer goods compared to last year. Millions of Americans face an affordability crisis as a ...

A circuit that runs from the prefrontal cortex near the front of the brain to a deeper brain structure called the insular cortex appears to mediate the antidepressant effects of a newer form of ...

Pucker up, laser-lips. It’s time for some welcome back kisses to Oregon’s favorite wisecracking robot. This weekend, the northwest corner of the state will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Forty years after Johnny 5 first came alive on movie screens, Astoria is preparing for one of the largest celebrations ever dedicated to the beloved robot. The official "Short Circuit" ...

Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn and source information about topics that interest them. Some recent studies ...

In the early 2000s, a man appeared online claiming to be a soldier from the year 2036. He called himself John Titor — and his detailed descriptions of future events stunned everyone who read them. He ...

Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New cert petition! In 1960, the Supreme Court as good as erased the ...

Inside of a lithium-ion battery compared to a solid-state battery. The widely use of solid-state batteries is till now prevented due to the formation of dendrites while charging. Smartphones, electric ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials have uncovered how lithium dendrites trigger fractures inside solid-state batteries, a finding that could help solve one of the ...

Smartphones, electric vehicles and many portable devices rely on batteries. Their energy storage capacity, lifetime and safety will strongly shape the future of electrification. Among the most ...