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A NASA balloon launched over Hawaii in 2014 to test components that might one day be used to land spacecraft on Mars. Balloons are regularly used to test new designs and conduct scientific experiments.

Researchers watch and worry as balloons are blasted from the sky

Scientists want you to know that most balloons come in peace. They're used for experiments to look at everything from cosmic rays to the ozone layer.

The brain requires a large number of nutrients for optimal health and efficiency, but micronutrients are typically absorbed better through foods than through supplements.

Can multivitamins improve memory? A new study shows 'intriguing' results

A team of researchers tracked thousands of people who took a daily multivitamin for three years. At the end of the first year, they performed slightly better on memory tests than people on a placebo.

Michelle Yeoh kicking the multiverse into submission in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Michelle Yeoh achieves ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’

The new A24 film dazzles with a multiverse of sensory overload.

Hip-hop's first 50 years have yielded expansion across the globe and domination of digital spaces. As the internet has collapsed physical gaps, major artists from outside the United States, like (clockwise from top left) Little Simz, Drake, Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Rema, have been able to communicate with American rap culture in real time.

2023 'Til Infinity

Giving rap the future it deserves means smashing the infrastructure as it is. But with the battle lines drawn, we can still take heart in the artists teasing just how much further the culture can go.

Hawaii officials have said recovering from the Maui wildfires will be a long and costly process. Residents of Paradise, Calif., know what that's like.

'Give yourself grace': Camp Fire survivors offer advice to people in Maui

Residents of Paradise, Calif., know all too well what people in West Maui are going through. They share advice on how to cope — and look to the future — after a devastating wildfire.

Back and neck pain affect millions of Americans. New research suggests that opioids may not make sense for treating certain kinds of acute back pain.

Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests

New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.

Who would succeed Logan Roy?<em> Succession</em> creator Jesse Armstrong says he didn't know the ending of the series when they made the pilot. "Early, early, I had a sense that the ending would be the dissolution of this enterprise that we follow ... " he says. "And then other things started to come into focus more slowly." Above, Jeremy Strong, left, as Kendall Roy, and Brian Cox as Logan Roy.

We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

Was Kendall going to jump into the river? Why did we keep seeing Logan in the bathroom? Creator Jesse Armstrong and executive producer Frank Rich answer all in this wide-ranging interview.

A piece from the series "Ellas no bailan solas," which translates to "They don't dance alone," by Tijuana-based photographer Angélica Escoto, will be on view in the San Diego Art Prize exhibition beginning Sept. 17, 2022.

San Diego Art Prize winners study the weight of colonization

Alida Cervantes, Angélica Escoto, Carlos Castro and Cog•nate Collective will show new works in an exhibition celebrating the annual San Diego Art Prize. The cohort represents the binational vitality of the region's art scene.

Saumil and Zarina sit on the floor at the Love Commandos shelter in New Delhi.

They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost

More than 90% of Indians have arranged marriages, and polls show most are happy with that system. But for couples who want to follow their hearts, the risks can be severe.

A participant holding a sign at a 2020 solidarity march in unity against the rise of antisemitism. The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2021.

How to address antisemitic rhetoric when you encounter it

Political leaders have criticized former President Donald Trump's dinner with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier.

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