Scientists like to measure things, but they've had a heck of a time doing that with sharpness. And even if no one agrees on exactly how to measure it, our search for better tools has recently led to ...

Design tool Figma launched new AI-powered image-editing features today, including the ability to remove and isolate objects and expand images. The company said that these features will save the hassle ...

When a delicate object crashes onto the floor, most people expect it to shatter into several pieces. What they might not know, however, is that the sizes of those fragments—whether from a broken plate ...

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) stock was the second-biggest percentage decliner on the S&P 500 this week, after the real estate investment trust (REIT) on Wednesday nearly halved its quarterly ...

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) on Wednesday nearly halved its quarterly cash dividend, sending shares down more than 10%. The real estate investment trust owns, operates, and develops ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

A dropped plate, a smashed sugar cube and a broken drinking glass all seem to follow the same law of physics when it comes to how many fragments of a given size they will shatter into. For several ...

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That is how one Tufts senior, granted anonymity to avoid legal ramifications, described the Somerville intersection between Curtis Street and Sunset Road. It’s an intersection that any student living ...

China’s $285 million project in Brazil is a multibillion-dollar threat to U.S. farmers. WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains. Illustration: Annie Zhao The U.S. plans to eliminate tariffs on bananas, coffee ...