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Researchers have created a prediction method that comes startlingly close to real-world results. It works by aiming for ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.

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Particles as different as soap bubbles and ball bearings can be made to arrange themselves in exactly the same way, according ...

In the intricate architecture of plant tissues, beauty often emerges from chaos, according to new research from Cornell ...

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A list of shows, broken into subjects, that kids love for their entertainment and parents love for their educational value.

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

Ohio State's Caleb Downs isn’t just talented — he’s relentless in dissecting greatness itself, and it’s this obsession that ...