South Carolina is one of 20 states that authorize indefinite civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their prison sentences. Under state law, such continued detention is allowed ...

The 2026 NBA Draft Combine has officially tipped off, just hours removed from the fateful 2026 NBA Draft Lottery. NBA scouts and decision-makers are now getting up close and personal looks at the 2026 ...

Physicists have just dropped a new precise measurement for gravity. The newly published value for the strength of gravity, known as “G” or “Big G”, is significantly smaller than some previous ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL Scouting Combine is in the books, and what a week it was. With the final group of prospects now having completed measurements and on-field workouts, another year in ...

Daniel Mader is a Content Producer for The Sporting News. He joined SN in 2024 as an editorial intern following graduation from Penn State University. He has previously written for Sports Illustrated, ...

We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions? Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it "space-time," the popular idea which emerged from ...

The Supreme Court struck down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariff agenda. The law that undergirds those import duties "does not authorize the President to impose tariffs," the ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the ...

A new theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental forces and particle properties may arise from the geometry of hidden extra dimensions. These dimensions could twist and evolve over time, forming ...

In 1919, physicist Theodor Kaluza hypothesized that extra dimensions might solve some outstanding problems in physics. And while we haven't found any evidence yet for anything outside our normal ...

If you've ever found yourself wanting to measure something but don't have a ruler or tape measure on hand, measuring apps on your phone can come to the rescue. They range from the fairly simple to ...