Off the coast of Marseille, National Geographic Explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau hauled up thousands of ancient clay ...

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Our critic explains how to bring out the effortless insouciance of a quintessentially French accessory. By Vanessa Friedman Scarves are to Frenchwomen, or at least the stereotypical Frenchwoman, what ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

The holidays are here, which means questions about etiquette around everything from what to bring to how to accommodate a guest’s dietary restrictions. Expert Elaine Swann, the author of “Elaine Swann ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

If you miss the donut storms the first go around, you'll need to survive until the next Storm Circle closes. You can avoid all of the donuts falling from the sky and safely pick up what you've already ...

Election Day has finally arrived. After nine days of early voting and months of campaigning, the final day to vote on this year's candidates and measures is Tuesday. Voting feels simple enough, right?