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

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

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

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

What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the ...

Once a drug target is identified, it often takes decades until a chemical compound is developed that can hit the bullseye and ...

A new round of No Kings protests against President Donald Trump and his administration will happen on Saturday. In 2025, the 50501 organization has arranged several protests at the Mississippi State ...

A series of nationwide anti-Trump protests, called “No Kings,” are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18. Over 2,000 protests are planned in the U.S., with more than 80 scheduled across Florida. The ...

Guwahati: In a major breakthrough, the research scholars at the Nagaland University have identified a naturally occurring plant compound called ‘Sinapic acid’ as a powerful therapeutic agent that can ...