When automakers hawk EVs, they often wave around big horsepower numbers. That’s partly because people equate high horsepower with speed and “wow” factor. But this unit of measure has a backstory, a ...

Just like every club in your bag, a putter’s feel and performance are manipulated with various materials, with one goal in mind: to help you play better golf. It’s always intriguing to me how one of ...

Most people have heard this before, but it bears repeating: Association does not imply causation. An often-cited example is that there is a very strong association between ice cream sales and ...

I am trying to use a ruby-sdk stdio server in a fastagent agent. I have a python-sdk implementation and a ruby-sdk implementation. Both can be run at the commandline ...

Like probiotics, prebiotics can be found in foods or supplements. Human enzymes cannot digest them. Instead, they are processed by gut microbiota. Prebiotics help these gut bacteria grow and thrive.

What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Trick question! According to scientific definitions, there often isn’t much of a difference at all. That might seem counterintuitive, but it’s true.

It's easy to mistake llamas and alpacas for each other: Both are slender fluffy four-legged mammals with long necks that live in herds. So what's the difference between these two species? "That is the ...