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In 1887, one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of Earth by comparing the speed of light in ...

Expansions, renovations planned to Madrid-Barcelona line Aim to speed up journey to 350 kph, minister says Construction estimated to take around three years High-speed train travel above pre-pandemic ...

When I was a baby, Larry Hunt, a kind, funny Jesuit priest and my great-uncle, baptized me. At around age 12, I began attending Sunday Mass when my mom, then in her 30s, decided to cart her five ...

Scientists have taken one more step down the very long road to time travel. A new paper combines the Alcubierre “warp” drive with the idea of “controlled closed timelike curves.” Though far out, ...

Microsoft Corp. today is expanding its Fabric data platform with the addition of native graph database and geospatial mapping capabilities, saying the enhancements enhance Fabric’s capacity to power ...

Last week I went to a psychology conference at Oxford University. Although the conference wasn’t about time, it made me ponder the different ways in which the human mind experiences time. It was a ...

While passenger numbers are up so far in 2025, the $7.3 billion ‘Whoosh’ project remains far short of profitability. The newly appointed head of Indonesia’s state railway operator says that the ...

HOUSTON — We're counting down the days until school is back in session here in Houston, which means school zones will soon be active again for drivers. KHOU 11's Jennifer Reyna broke down why it's ...

Brittany Force was not able to pull off the win in the Top Fuel class at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Kent, Wash., on Sunday, but she left the race weekend with a new title—Fastest Person in NHRA ...

In a results-driven world that prizes speed and early wins, leaders often feel pressure to move quickly. But ironically, the key to accelerating execution is slowing down at the start. Going slow ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why we can’t go faster than light—because time itself stops. Relativity reveals a mind-bending universe where light exists outside time. Science fiction? Nope—science fact ...