This article contains 10 of what we believe to be the biggest stories we covered throughout the year on SD Times.

Delayed onset of canonical babbling and first words is often reported in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Identifying the neural mechanisms underlying language acquisition ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

For decades, nuclear physicists believed that "Islands of Inversion"—regions where the normal rules of nuclear structure suddenly break down—were found mostly in neutron-rich isotopes. In these ...

Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of ...

Will a $2 ticket make you a millionaire this holiday season? As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." After one lucky ticket from a Circle K convenience store matched all six ...

Editor's note: Last updated following the Dec. 10, 2025 drawing. Let's face it. You face some pretty steep odds to win the Powerball jackpot, like a 1 in 292.2 million chance. So is there any way to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A Social Security number (SSN) is a numerical ID for U.S. citizens and residents to track ...

The Powerball jackpot for Monday’s drawing is $33 million - less than a week after someone won $1.8 billion on Christmas Eve. Saturday's Powerball jackpot was $21.1 million after a ticket holder in ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

Non-league Macclesfield will host FA Cup holders Crystal Palace in the third round, while Manchester United play Brighton and Tottenham face Aston Villa in two of the four all-Premier League ties.