For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups.

No one yet knows which technology will power the quantum computers of the future, but the race to create them has already ...

From the 1800s to the early 2000s, physicists used the same theory to understand the behavior of fluids. Now, using a modern ...

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Junyue Cao has found that aging is not haphazard wear and ...

The math, which combines chaos, quantum theory, and infinitely complex fractal structures, has been called a “foundational result.” ...

A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even ...

The idea that artificial intelligence can “reason” is more intuitive than ever. But intuitions can be wrong, and the science is far from settled.

In theoretical computer science, the key to cracking tough problems is finding the right tools. Most researchers gravitate toward tools that match the problems they hope to solve, and some devote ...

Focus, commitment, and insight resulted in a “once in a century” proof. Hong Wang is now just the third woman to win a Fields Medal. No error was found, the proof ...

Before he changed the way we understand lightning on Earth, Joseph Dwyer studied the weather in more cosmic settings. Using the sensors on NASA’s Wind satellite, orbiting a million miles away, he ...

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays. Living on light is a dangerous ...

Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer or a glacier. Since 1900, scientists have observed more than 20 phases of ice, many of them shaped under extreme conditions. The growing list ...