Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets
Once, a tub of popcorn was just a tub of popcorn. Now, ‘collectible concession vessels’ could make one chain more than $100 million.
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‘The Odyssey’ Hired Their Viking Ship. They Say It Came Back Damaged.
A Swedish Viking center said its vessel was used in the filming of Christopher Nolan’s epic but needed repairs when it was returned. Now, …
Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals
The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.
Even as War Rages, Investors Bet Oil Will Be Cheaper in a Few Months
Futures contracts reflect an expectation that low inventories and midterm elections are likely to push the Trump administration to try to ea…
F.D.A. Announces New Cyclosporiasis Outbreak with 72 Cases
Health officials did not identify the location of the outbreak, or what they believed was causing it.
John Pardon Untangles the Theoretical Loops
The mathematics professor has won a prestigious Fields Medal for his work at the intersection of geometry, topology and physics.
Jacob Tsimerman Lives in Number Theory
Dr. Tsimerman won one of four Fields Medals, an award for top mathematicians under 40, for his work on the André-Oort conjecture, but is no…
Yu Deng Predicts the Actions of the Whole From Its Tiniest Parts
Dr. Deng, a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, received a Fields Medal for his work on an equation describing fluid mechani…
Hong Wang Twirls in Fractal Dimensions of Three
The young mathematician won a prestigious Fields Medal for her work on the so-called Kakeya conjecture.
Trump Demands Saudi Arabia Normalize Relations With Israel as Part of Nuclear Deal
The president’s new condition could create a roadblock to the agreement his administration announced this week.
Map: 5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes the Texas Panhandle
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
Ford Will Use Apple Maps in New Self-Driving System
In a first, Apple software will influence the way a new line of electric vehicles made by Ford Motor operates, and other automakers may foll…