It may seem like serial killers strike at random – but they’re likely to attack victims who resemble their mums, a new study confirms. Experts have revealed there may be some method to the way ...

The five-part podcast is based on a family member of New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer The New York Times and Serial Productions are launching a new true ...

Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...

When you encounter long lists—product listings, restaurant menus, or trivia facts—can you reliably remember every item? Most people cannot. What they’re more likely to remember is a handful of items ...

Original music by Martin D. FowlerMarion Lozano and Dan Powell Engineered by Phoebe Wang When the reporter Dyan Neary attended a county commissioners’ meeting in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, she ...

For lack of a better term, the 1970s and '80s are often called America’s “Golden Age” of serial killers throughout the Pacific Northwest. (Its nickname, after all, is “America’s Killing Fields.”) In ...

In 1961, MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz was inputting numbers into a weather prediction program. His model was based on a dozen variables, the value of one being .506127. When he ran the model again, ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of "Serial" podcast listeners, will remain free — even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on ...

A Baltimore judge ruled Thursday that Adnan Syed, who was featured in the "Serial" podcast more than a decade ago, does not have to return to prison and will remain on five years of supervised release ...