In "Mapmatics," a mathematician tells the stories of how math helps us track epidemics, map the seafloor, and plot a complex delivery route.

Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral ...

In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the universe. Their surprisingly ...

Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.

Four Canadian watchdog groups have accused TikTok of gathering the sensitive data of many Canadian children. On Tuesday, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe ...

I recently wrote about how children and adolescents who spend more time in digital environments than they do having real-world experiences (see "Getting Our Kids' Brains Back on Track"). One of the ...

It took more than 25 years for American emo band the Get Up Kids to perform in Manila, and for both them and Filipino fans, it was well worth the wait. On tour to celebrate the 25 th Anniversary of ...

If your AI outputs sound generic — your inputs probably are too. The best AI users aren’t tech wizards — they’re master communicators. And they’ve learned to speak robot. Like people, AI has its own ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Texas emergency rooms have seen a sharp increase in ...