The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

"My dad never spoke much about the war. A quiet man, he never needed to. The scrapbook did the talking," Bill Flick writes.

Recent outages have revealed how vulnerable the internet is, but there seems to be no official plan in the event of a ...

Physics can feel inscrutable to students; this lesson helps them understand a graphing problem by analyzing their own ...

The tallest man to ever live was Robert Wadlow, who reached a staggering 2.72m. That's equal to a very large male ostrich or ...

Foods with lots of fat and sugar inhibit vagus nerve activation and reduce the inhibitory effects of eating. In medical ...

Faith and formulas might not sound like a natural pair—but for Sr. Catherine, they’re deeply connected. Through her math lessons at St. Charles Borromeo School, she’s sharing how God is reflected in ...

The last of four parts The steady dwindling of Asheville’s Black population shows no sign of abating, but slowing or reversing this decades-long decline has no simple solutions. As Asheville ...

We are already witnessing the dangers of this decline in empathy in various aspects of society—whether in politics, economic ...