The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Authorities near Boston said they have no suspect in custody in the death of an MIT professor shot at his home in Brookline. Fire breaks out at Glocester motel Firefighters were called to the ...

After landing quarterback Nico Iamaleava in the spring transfer portal, hopes were much higher for head coach DeShaun Foster and UCLA heading into 2025. Things did not go to plan at all for Foster and ...