Discover a fast and powerful calculus-based method for finding square roots with impressive accuracy. This explanation shows how derivatives and iterative approximation can be used to quickly zero in ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s fascination with genealogy began at age 9 after his grandfather's funeral. His PBS show "Finding Your Roots" combines traditional genealogy with modern DNA technology. He hopes ...

EUSTIS, Fla. — It all started with grief—and turned into something much bigger. After losing her parents in 2000, Margaret Reese-Williams started exploring her family history to honor their memory. A ...

Ancestry revelations that made jaws drop! Join us as we count down the most uncomfortable, surprising, and emotionally charged moments when celebrities discovered their family histories on "Finding ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

For millions of Americans living with chronic pain, the cycle feels endless: temporary relief followed by the inevitable return of pain and discomfort. Traditional approaches often focus on managing ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. the host and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS show Finding Your Roots, traveled to the Vatican on July 5 to meet with Pope Leo XIV to present his genealogical ...

The 'Saturday Night Live' alum revealed his new "theories" about a photographic connection between his mother's birth parents during a Tuesday episode of Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' podcast. By ...

For centuries prime numbers have captured the imaginations of mathematicians, who continue to search for new patterns that help them identify primes and the way they are distributed among other ...