The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

Many modern medicines, including insulin and some vaccines, are made from proteins - complex molecules that perform specific ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

Some people with psychiatric conditions, including addiction and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, struggle to control their urges or make decisions under uncertainty. In a collaboration ...

The experiment suggests that the animals are “not just driven by simple, emotional responses” but “have rather complex awareness.” ...

The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

Are you forcibly displaced within your country and looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR. Internally displaced people, referred to as IDPs, have been forced to ...