In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.
The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which could have major implications for future sea-level rise. The researchers found that ...
When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030 its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ...
All over the world people are ageing more rapidly and succumbing to diseases that typically affected the elderly. But there are ways to turn back the clock on your biological age ...
Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically ...
Data science has emerged as the strategic backbone of the digital economy, transforming data from chaos into clarity and ...
Students nationwide can’t read or do math at basic levels and don’t know elementary science or history facts, but there’s a big program to rewire their brains, massage ...
This is not just about one device. It’s about what happens when institutions grow comfortable living in their own ambiguity and hiding behind opacity.” ...
As we adapt to living with A.I. as a larger part of our lives, we need to exert collective control over all of our data, to determine if it’s used to benefit or harm us. Back in the 2000s, as concerns ...
Saudi Arabia has been negotiating with U.S. tech giants about using its future data centers and deepening their ties.
An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.
Data scientists are in high demand—and for good reason. Companies rely on them to turn large, messy datasets into insights ...