The magnetized needle of a conventional compass wants to align with Earth’s magnetic field—helpful, unless you’re near the poles, where the field tugs straight downward, rendering magnetic compasses ...

Two heavyweights in the US residential real estate market, Compass Inc. and Zillow Inc., are facing off in a New York courtroom in a legal battle that could reshape the future of how homes are ...

Your favorite latte at the local coffee shop could soon cost $5, $5.10 or $5.25—depending on how you pay. A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants announced this week could usher in a ...

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all. A male ornate boxfish with distinctive, complex patterns of stripes and ...

While companies in China, Europe and the U.S. are racing to launch constellations of thousands of satellites into orbit, leading Japanese telecommunications companies are pursuing a strategy that is a ...

Adventure looks different for various people. Those who live and breathe adventure might want to be closer to nature – and one of the best ways to do that is to live and travel in a tiny home on ...

Most Americans express confidence in their ability to do various practical tasks, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. The survey asked Americans if they felt they could do each of 12 ...

When news of Fiat and Chrysler’s planned merger broke in the early part of the prior decade, the jokes pretty much wrote themselves. Though each company had its flashes of brilliance, neither has ...

Compass Inc. stock (NYSE: COMP) has been experiencing significant pressure, having declined over 15% within the last week, while the S&P 500 only fell by 0.6%. The catalyst for this decline: Compass’s ...

Compass’ plans to acquire Anywhere Real Estate are part of the brokerage’s path to dominate the industry, and the seismic deal would push the new combined firm ahead of the residential firm pack. New ...