Kim Ung-Yong became famous in the 1960s as a child prodigy, but the truth about his later life is more difficult to verify.

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Physicists have long suspected that elusive particles known as axions could help explain the hidden matter shaping the universe. While the idea even made its way into popular culture, solving the ...

In his latest effort to lower drug costs, President Donald Trump unveiled Friday “Most Favored Nation” pricing deals with nine more pharmaceutical companies. “I’m going to call in the insurance ...

A new study suggests that the people who reach the pinnacle of their fields typically dabbled in multiple disciplines when they were young. By Maggie Astor Young prodigies — the teenage sports stars, ...

Prices are reaching record levels across a group collectively worth $353 billion, but a familiar franchise lassos the top spot in the ranking once again, at $13 billion. Six years ago, the world’s ...

The USS Enterprise was an impossible dream rendered in fiber glass. Designed for Star Trek, it looked like a creation straight out of creator Gene Roddenberry’s imagination: Twin nacelles—those long, ...

I'm going to say something: 2026 is already looking to be a major year for major motion pictures. From big superheroes, of course, to some long-anticipated sequels and interesting new takes from old ...