Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Headaches are incredibly common, but they’ve gotten surprisingly little attention from scientists. Here to walk us through what we know—and don’t know—about headache science is Tom Zeller Jr. He’s a former New York Times reporter and editor and the current editor in chief of Undark. … Read more
So it’s confession time: I’ve been lying to you. I’ve said on many occasions that our Milky Way galaxy has a flat disk (like in this column or this one). But it’s not really flat—not even for a reasonable definition of the term. Now, in my defense, I wasn’t lying per se; I was simplifying. … Read more
The 2025-26 NHL season turned one month old on Friday. It’s way too early to draw firm conclusions, right? Forget it. For this edition of the Power Rankings, we’ll be taking a look at the preseason over/under point totals compared to each team’s current points pace. Which teams are the furthest off their projections — … Read more
“Predator: Badlands” partial poster featuring Elle Fanning. 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS Predator: Badlands, a reboot of the Predator movie franchise starring Elle Fanning, is new in theaters this weekend. When will it be available to watch at home? Rated PG-13, Predator: Badlands opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. According to the film’s official summary, Predator: Badlands … Read more
Dan WetzelNov 6, 2025, 07:06 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Washington, as much as any team in the NFL, should know about the importance of a franchise quarterback. And Washington, perhaps more than any team in the NFL, should know that as … Read more
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 07: Jayden Reed #11 of the Green Bay Packers reacts during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 07, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Getty Images At this point, the waiver wire for your league has already run, but that … Read more
The first of two consecutive weeks of UFC welterweight main events takes place Saturday, as Randy Brown and Gabriel Bonfim headline UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET). A welterweight title fight tops next week’s UFC 322 fight card. Brown is … Read more
WICKED: ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT — Pictured: (l-r) Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Griffin Nagel/NBC via Getty Images) Griffin Nagel/NBC via Getty Images Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s TV special Wicked: One Wonderful Night — celebrating Wicked and Wicked: For Good — is now available to stream. Wicked: One Wonderful Night features Erivo and … Read more
Alden GonzalezNov 6, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — “We Are Young,” the pop-rock track that became his entrance song, blasted through the Dodger Stadium speakers one final time Monday … Read more
Javier Sanoja played more positions for the Miami Marlins than he hit home runs. The 2025 Sanoja Scoreboard reads: Positions Played 7 Home Runs Hit 6 That’s how a 23-year-old standing only 5-foot-7 can win a Gold Glove. He is just the 19th rookie to win one. MIAMI: A surprised and delighted Javier Sanoja of … Read more