Today Merle received this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics for his achievements. The prize comes with a $3-million ...

For decades, scientists have tried and failed to explain how the force that binds the heart of atoms together really works.

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

Two U.S. congressman representing Colorado have found a way to transcend current division, distrust and dysfunction.

Q I just read about people who are called super-agers and how they don’t have the memory problems that happen when you get ...

Hidden inside a simple color-mixing analogy is one of the most elegant ideas in cryptography, a mathematical trap door that lets two strangers build a shared secret in plain sight. This is the story ...

For too long, design has been too focused on how things look. That makes sense when products are competing for attention.

THERE is a version of the global waste story which is often presented in a way that portrays the Global South as the main problem to be addressed. This is highlighted by a map of the world dotted with ...

For years, Rutgers physicist David Shih solved Rubik's Cubes with his children, twisting the colorful squares until the ...

GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...

In the pursuit of powerful and stable quantum computers, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed the theory for an entirely new quantum system – based on the novel ...