With odds of 1 in 292 million, guaranteeing a Powerball win would, in theory, require buying every combination.

The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.6 billion. The jackpot is so massive, at least before taxes, that it would theoretically be profitable to buy enough tickets to cover every one of the 302,575,350 ...

Perfect brackets: They’re rather hard. You know this. Before we get into the whole “you have a one-in-who-gives-a-craptillion chance of winning” part of the story, though, let’s talk about why it’s so ...

A Mega Millions drawing turned up 66, 67, 68 and 69. Is that unusual? By Victor Mather A total of 70 balls went into a drum for a lottery drawing. Five were pulled out: 56, 66, 67, 68 and 69. Maybe ...

Scientists were able to identify chromosomes under the microscope as early as the 19th century. But what did it take for them to figure out how important chromosomes really are?

Winning numbers in the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot will be drawn Saturday night and there's only one way to guarantee your ticket will be a match — if you've got the time and money to pull it ...

Last week, an interesting story made the rounds on social media about a researcher named Samy Kamkar who discovered a flaw in Master-brand combination locks and was able to open the lock in eight ...