The lights in the auditorium darken. The cacophony of voices subsides. The enormous screen comes to life, displaying a satellite image of Australia and the scattering of islands directly to the north.

TOKYO — When he closes the book on 2025, Ryan Crouser, an alumnus of Barlow High School in Gresham, will have six official shot put attempts on the books. And one world championship. Talk about ...

A U.K. startup has created the world's first silicon-based quantum computer manufactured using the same transistor technology found in nearly all modern digital electronics. The machine is built using ...