Sweden uses common salt to de-ice its roads in winter, contrary to online posts that say it uses a new beet extract salt, the country’s Transport Administration has said. Posts shared on social media, ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published. By Gina Kolata Letters ...

Forty-three years ago, in 1982, Detroit was introduced to a wonderful character, Count Scary, played by none other than Mr. Tom Ryan. Count Scary was no ordinary vampire. With his exaggerated ...

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...

Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.

The stacks at Harvard’s Widener Library are, I have come to believe, the best place to hide if you want to spend an afternoon reading uninterrupted but not alone. Widener has that rare charm conferred ...

In “Letters From the Edge: Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery,” Jeff Wilser collects the adventures of more than 45 members of the Explorers Club, a New York-based professional society ...

There’s a lot to consider when choosing what type of vanilla to buy: Should you go with vanilla paste, powder, or extract—maybe even a whole bean, or the lesser-known ground vanilla? Madagascar, ...

In letters posted on a new website, the former doomsday cult leader maintains his innocence and says he hopes his musings help people understand him better Chad Daybell is sharing his innermost ...