Children often surprise us with their natural problem-solving skills. A new study shows that they can discover efficient algorithms on their own. Researchers Huiwen Alex Yang, Bill D. Thompson, and ...

But perhaps this was because the academy’s announcement had committed the journalist’s faux pas of burying the lead: the science led to the invention of a crucial part of the technology for making ...

Modern cell phones are also built on the work of today’s winners from 40 years ago.

End-to-end encryption is the gold standard to protect data – and now it can be used beyond messaging platforms such as Signal.

In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis demonstrated quantum effects in an electric circuit, an advance that underlies today’s quantum computers.

Young people need both digital competence and confidence to use computing to solve problems and design solutions. Computer science (CS) skills are in demand in the job market, and all youth benefit ...