Sixty-two years after his death, Albert Einstein continues to occupy an extraordinary position of prestige. His discoveries and contributions to science are taught at every level of education. The equation e=mc2 is simple enough to fit on a T-shirt, but the four papers Einstein published in 1905 were so groundbreaking, they’re …

2017 brought a whole new set of changes in the way businesses market their products and services, marketers try to improve their ranking with search engine optimization (SEO), the way people surf the web and a lot more. But there are also trends that proved effective for 2016 strategies and …

MikMak, the New York-based startup that is trying to make short and catchy infomercials (aptly named minimercials) the future of commerce, is launching a new feature to help retailers monetize their stories on Instagram and Snapchat. The new product is called Attach, and serves as a middleman between a retailer’s …

YouTube Kids, the application offering a filtered version of YouTube that’s more kid-friendly, is now natively available on the big screen for the first time, Google announced today. Previously a mobile-only application, YouTube Kids will now be offered on a range of smart TVs, including those from LG, Samsung and Sony, which …

Photo: Twenty20 What’s the one thing that runners, cyclists and desk-bound office workers have in common? Tight hips. While 27 muscles cross the hip joint — and tightness in any one of them can cause aches, pains and limited range of motion — one of the most common culprits of …

Photo: Twenty20 Even if you pay as much attention to your kitchen as you do to fine print, you can still whip up a healthy homemade meal that’s as easy as it is delicious. All you have to do is learn a few key cooking methods. Enter: Patricia Wells, cooking …

An international team of researchers from Spain and the United Kingdom has found that a caterpillar of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) — commonly known as a wax worm — has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene degradation by wax worms. Left: plastic bag after exposure to about 100 …

According to a new study, physical activity can lower the risk of myocardial damage in middle-aged and older adults and reduce the levels of myocardial damage in people who are obese. Physical activity is inversely associated with chronic subclinical myocardial damage, according to a study by Florido et al. Image …

On April 22, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its 127th and final close approach to Titan, passing at an altitude of about 608 miles (979 km) above the moon’s surface. This image of Titan (colorized) was captured by Cassini during its final close flyby of the hazy moon on April …

Anshu Sharma was a venture partner at Storm Ventures and is currently the chief executive at a still-in-stealth startup. One of the questions I often get from engineers I mentor is how do you decide on what early stage startup is worth working for? Often, this is long before you …