Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

The mysterious Amaterasu particle may not be a proton at all. New research suggests that some of the most extreme cosmic rays could be ultraheavy atomic nuclei, heavier than iron, which are better ...

A powerful winter storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on parts of the five boroughs overnight Sunday into Monday, marking the most the city has seen since 2016. As of Monday evening, 19.7 inches of ...

Christian DiBennardo works to dig out his daughter’s car from the snow in Centereach on Monday. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara ...