The question seeks to find a maximum value for the area of a sofa that can slide around a 90-degree corner in a corridor of a given width. Mathematicians have long suspected that the answer lies with ...

For Mr. Santos, math can also inspire ideas about structures that have already been built — a new way to see and appreciate the world. Inspired by this idea, The New York Times created a virtual tour ...

Strong spatial skills are critical for everyday tasks and across many careers—they also strengthen students’ math performance.

Back in 1971, the late physicist Stephen Hawking made an intriguing prediction: The total surface area of a black hole cannot decrease, only increase or remain stable. So if two black holes combine, ...

EastIdahoNews.com will publish the responses to candidate questionnaires every day through the municipal election on Nov. 4. Read them all here. CHUBBUCK — Two candidates are running for mayor of ...

Pumpkins. Those alluring orange orbs that practically scream seasonal change and, even in South Florida, herald the coming of fall and all the good and bad (in a good way) that comes with it. On the ...

EASTON, Pa. — Among what many in Easton are thankful for this week and every day are the Easton Ambassadors. "Excuse me a minute, I just want to pick this up," said Raul Gomez, an Easton Ambassador.

A Lancaster County man was arrested after police said they found 14 explosive devices in a safe in a home in eastern Lebanon County. The discovery Tuesday morning prompted troopers to order the ...

Did your region just have one of its most humid summers on record? More than 120 million people across the United States — particularly swaths of the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Plains — experienced ...

One of the most popular stops along Movie Road is Mobius Arch, a natural stone formation that perfectly frames Mt. Whitney in the distance. The short hike to reach it—about 0.6 miles round ...

Built under a rare Anglo-French pact, the Jaguar’s engines delivered only 5100 pounds of dry thrust, leaving the jet notoriously underpowered. Engineers pushed fixes, pilots improvised, and politics ...