Previous guidance recommended people walk at least 10,000 steps a day. A new study suggests that walking just 4,000 steps a day, rather than the more widely recommended 10,000 steps a day, could be ...

The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The time it takes to walk 10,000 steps will vary from person to person. It can depend on various factors, including a person’s stride length, pace, and step intensity. Older research suggests that ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Marvel’s highest-grossing movie of the year is finally streaming. Fantastic Four: First Steps is now available on digital video-on-demand platforms, almost exactly two months after launching in ...

For new shooters, hunters, or precision marksmen, accuracy can be challenging without the right tools. A ballistic calculator takes the guesswork out of long-range shooting by automatically adjusting ...

“Being trapped on that mountain gave me a chance to see what I would regret if I died,” said journalist Alec Luhn Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP; Sergei Gapon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Alec Luhn was ...

As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with ...

Alec Luhn, the journalist from Wisconsin who spent six days stranded on a remote Norway mountain before being rescued, said his family gave him the hope and will to survive. "Just thinking about my ...

NEW YORK -- Alec Luhn, a 38-year-old journalist who has worked for The Guardian, The New York Times and The Atlantic, is speaking out for the first time since his dramatic rescue in Norway. "I was ...