The U.S. National Science Foundation Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are large-scale interdisciplinary research centers focused on advancing quantum information science, engineering and technology ...

The Fijian Flying Circus is a lo-fi, high-energy mix that teaches its performers a valuable grab-bag of theatre and life skills even as they charm the crowds I’m watching a young man dressed like a ...

The leap second could be scrapped as soon as October. The periodic adjustment to the world’s clocks, which has been done every few years since 1972, was already set to end by 2035. But authorities are ...

Artists from the Circus Arts Conservatory bring the artistry, education and labor of this uniquely American art form to the national museum Elisa Hough Under the Big Top at the 2017 Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage will host a free Labor Day weekend pop-up program, Saturday, Sept. 5–Monday, Sept. 7, celebrating the artistry, innovation and hard work ...

OpenAI’s newest chatbot may be a whiz at math, but it seems to be lagging far behind humans in its academic rigor. The news quickly spread as yet another harbinger of AI’s promise—or threat—of ...

As a proud mother of a circus acrobat, I enjoyed Heather Beasley Doyle’s piece on her family’s journey (“In a world turned upside down, why not be an acrobat?” Ideas, July 26). I can be credibly ...

Erie's LeapFrog! public art project was launched in 2004 as a sequel to the successful GoFish! project. The project featured over 100 fiberglass frog sculptures painted by local artists. Several of ...

The GoFish! project that took Erie by storm hatched a second public art project in 2004. More than 100 LeapFrog! sculptures joined the fish mounted in downtown Erie three years before. And a number of ...

International timekeeping authorities are preparing to vote on a proposal to make the leap second—an extra second that is occasionally added to the year to keep Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in ...

There's no casting a rod or jigging from a dory. The local delicacy is caught in a unique way that's closer to a circus act. The CBC's Jane Sponagle has the story. 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress, ...

Louisiana students recorded the highest Mastery+ rate in state history on the LEAP exams during the 2025–2026 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education. Results released Monday ...