A mathematical brain teaser challenges people to solve the matchstick equation in just two moves. The puzzle uses matchsticks ...

Physicist Albert Einstein famously posited that if he only had an hour to crack a daunting problem, he'd devote 55 minutes to ...

From twin sticks to push-button drive, trucking’s gearshift evolution changed transmissions, it changed drivers, and it ...

The hidden gift of math is the development of problem solving, critical thinking and perseverance, all of which are seriously lacking in today's graduates,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Hamilton's rule, introduced in the 1960s, says that altruism—helping others at your own expense—can evolve when the benefits ...

Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual ...

Academic and author Tom Bellamy, author of the book Smitten, explains how to recognize the signs of limerence, a romantic ...

In the middle of California's worsening drought, a startup is turning to the ocean floor for answers. Water technology company OceanWell is building subsea desalination pods that it says can convert ...

Blue-colored food may soon come without the usual side of petroleum and instead with a side of algae. In a major food technology breakthrough published in Food Hydrocolloids, Cornell University ...