Gauging the mass of a black hole is tricky, but astronomers have devised multiple methods to measure the heft of these galactic gluttons ...

Dorothy Roberts, a scholar and author perhaps best known for her 1997 book, “Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty,” grew up hearing about her sociologist father’s ...

At Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day celebrations last week, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake once again placed national unity at the centre of his message, reiterating that the country’s future ...

We’ve all been stuck at that table. You’re out for a drink, trying to enjoy the night, but there’s that one guy. He’s staring into the middle distance, nursing a lukewarm beer, and talking about the ...