When a cache of photos seized from Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail account and laptop was made public last week, one in particular stopped Dani Bensky in her tracks. It was a photo of Epstein in his office — ...

What Happened to U.S.-Born Roofers?: This is the real story of how immigrant labor came to define the construction industry. One Word to Turn the Tide: Both Democrats and Republicans are preparing for ...

Apparently any place looks better if you just say it’s Japan. The idea being that the “Japan effect” is so strong, just the location tag can filter how we perceive an ordinary street or an average ...

One brilliant way flashbacks can be used is in special episodes. Flashback episodes take place almost entirely in the past and can be used to upend viewer expectations about what they have been ...

The science behind the Ben Franklin Effect reveals why giving and receiving small favors can transform your relationships, your workplace and even your self-perception. The phenomenon is named after ...

It’s not uncommon to feel like you’re stepping back in time at San Jose’s History Park. But it is interesting for an exhibit to bring back some memories of a time that might be a bit, well, hazy for ...

Even when done well, the penultimate flashback episode has become such an endemic storytelling strategy in TV dramas that it should be abandoned on principle. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday effect, overturning a 180-year-old assumption that only its ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...