The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows. A group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swims together in the Indian Ocean. For years, researchers ...

Thinking about getting into coding or leveling up your skills? You’ve probably heard of HackerRank. It’s a big name in the tech world for practice and hiring. But the big question on a lot of people’s ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

AS READERS OF “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” will know, humans are only the third-cleverest species on Earth. The first two places go to mice and dolphins. But perhaps Douglas Adams’s comic ...

President Trump said Monday that “we’ll have to see” about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “A lot of people like the one-state solution. Some people like the two-state ...

A documentary chronicling Alabama’s notorious prison system has dropped on HBO. “The Alabama Solution” is a nearly two-hour look at the state’s maximum-security lockups, using footage from inside ...

Roughly 13 minutes into “The Alabama Solution,” a revelatory new documentary about the long-simmering humanitarian crisis in Alabama’s state prisons, filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman ...

Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

It’s hard to watch “The Alabama Solution,” the new documentary from directors Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, without bristling with anger. Filmed over five years, the film is composed mainly of ...

The United Nations' General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state. The 193-member ...