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

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

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

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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a database that provides updated predicted structures on a ...

Cell division is a process of remarkable precision: during each cycle, the genetic material must be evenly distributed between the two daughter cells. To achieve this, duplicated chromosomes, known as ...

But (–)-gukulenin A, which was first isolated from the sea sponge Phorbas gukulensis, is more than just a pretty structure.

This study provides a valuable genome-centric characterization of microbial communities across deep sediment cores from a Spartina patens salt marsh. The study provides claims on the metabolic ...

Researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) have created a Raman spectral database that is accessible and open to the scientific community ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...