Wiz makes an appearance on an upcoming episode of the Henry Louis Gates Jr.-hosted PBS series & finds out when his family migrated to Pittsburgh. By Angel Diaz Pittsburgh rap superstar Wiz Khalifa is ...

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

The dreaded root canal may be necessary for good oral health, but it could also potentially lower inflammation and improve blood sugar and cholesterol, according to a new study. Researchers from ...

A new medical study found that the wide-ranging symptoms of Gulf War illness appear to be caused by a failure of cells to produce adequate energy, bringing experts a step closer to finding the root ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just reaching for a calculator, or if you are writing a program, you’ll probably ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

Roots, the outdoor lifestyle brand that was founded in Canada–has teamed up with a fellow Canuck, actor/director/comedian/entrepreneur Seth Rogen–for a brand new ...

Ancestry revelations that made jaws drop! Join us as we count down the most uncomfortable, surprising, and emotionally charged moments when celebrities discovered their family histories on "Finding ...

I’m a journalist, which is why, at first, I was shy to admit that I was writing a novel. After all, fiction is a funny thing. Part art, part science — it’s the kernel of truth, the real moment of an ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...