A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...

Using advanced mathematical tools inspired by physics, the team has derived a general equation for any number of tangent ...

Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...

For a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating an infinitely narrow needle, kept mathematicians ...