We set out to answer a simple question: can we actually make baseball bats better? This video explores a series of experiments designed to improve power, speed, and overall performance. From ...

Mouna Reda receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Samir Chidiac receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. McMaster ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new research project is looking into the possibility of reflooding the Qattara Depression, a massive low-lying desert area in Egypt, to help ...

Since becoming McKinsey & Company’s global managing partner in 2021, Bob Sternfels has had to navigate a series of thorny challenges. He has taken steps to restore the consulting firm’s reputation ...

Sea levels are rising, threatening coastal areas, including cities, around the world. Due to climate change, the global ocean has already risen by 21-24 centimeters (about 8-9.5 inches) since 1880, ...

The Colts' playoff chances dropped to 10% after a recent loss to the Seahawks. If the Colts win their last three games, their playoff odds increase to 97%. Losing to either the Jaguars or Texans would ...

The Duke Blue Devils somehow won a five-way tiebreaker just to get into the ACC Championship game. With that luck, maybe they can sneak into the College Football Playoff, too. Or, well, maybe not. But ...

I have often argued that each one of us is where they are in life because that is exactly where they have decided to be. I know some people have always found this statement very offensive because ...

The Kansas City Chiefs’ chances of making the playoffs are in jeopardy after their 10-20 loss to the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night. The defeat dropped the Chiefs to 6-7 this ...

As avid puzzlers know full well, the humble jigsaw puzzle is a thing of beauty in multiple ways. Not only are jigsaws an absorbing time sink, but multiple studies have demonstrated they are good for ...

In a turn of events that felt impossible just a few months ago, the Kansas City Chiefs are on the verge of missing the NFL playoffs for the first time in Patrick Mahomes's storied career. Now at 6–7 ...

Alabama football nearly experienced an unexpected — and detrimental — hit to its College Football Playoff outlook in the final week of the regular season in the Iron Bowl against Auburn. The loss to ...