For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

In rock-paper-scissors, the ideal strategy is simple: You should play a random move each round, choosing all three ...

Electricity trader Flexpower has expanded its “Powermatch” platform with an optimization tool designed to help companies find the most cost-effective combination of renewable power purchase agreements ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Doing chores is a tradition in many families. Chores help kids learn responsibility, and sharing chores gives you help around the house. Not sure your kids will go for it? Take heart! There are ways ...

This special report from Bihar captures the raw voices of its people, weighing their options amidst a high-stakes election. The discourse is dominated by leaders like Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, and ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just reaching for a calculator, or if you are writing a program, you’ll ...

Probabilistic models, such as hidden Markov models or Bayesian networks, are commonly used to model biological data. Much of their popularity can be attributed to the existence of efficient and robust ...

Toronto, Phoenix and Detroit are surging and making moves up in (or into) this week's Top 10. The top 4 spots are static, but Golden State and Detroit are impressing and rise the ranks in the Top 10.