Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics.

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.

Ask someone to name the most important physicist of the 20 th century, and they will almost certainly say Albert Einstein. Ask the same question about the field of mathematics, however, and you will ...

Flooring is a serious investment, so it's important to get it right. Interior design expert Erica Dale identifies four trends she predicts are set to dominate.

The artificial intelligence community celebrated a remarkable milestone in 2025 when both Google DeepMind and OpenAI systems achieved gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

The latest occurred when I was checking on a hospitalized patient and her mother pulled out her phone. “Doctor, I saw the president’s announcement. If I give Sophie Tylenol, will it give her autism?

Scientists create microscopic gears powered by light, a breakthrough for chip-scale machines—promising, but still far from practical use.

Think tiny kitchens have to think small? The designers behind these compact cooking spaces would beg to differ. Not everyone has the luxury of a sprawling suburban kitchen—many of us are working with ...

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, hides one of the oldest puzzles in physics: what really happens to the ...

In a groundbreaking development, astronomers have recorded a perfect geometric signal from deep space. This remarkable discovery could potentially shed new light on the enigmatic universe and the ...

Ronald Reagan once famously stated that “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” ...