Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number ...

Managing your inbox is a never-ending task, which is why we should seek to simplify it as much as possible. When emails pile up, you start overthinking what you need to do—I know I do, anyway. But if ...

Many years ago, I saw a tweet go around that said something like, "You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé." On the one hand, that was annoying, because while it’s true, I don’t have the ...

Right now, the value of a 100 ounce silver bar is a moving target that changes minute by minute with the global spot price of ...

When I was in middle school, I had a classmate who would look at trigonometric functions and yell, "I will never need these!" ...

Ling, A. and Pandya, N. (2025) Quantum Computing and Quantum Sensing: A Pedagogical Introduction to Emerging Quantum Technologies. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 13, 4341-4354. doi: ...

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...

ULANQAB, China—The U.S. invented the most powerful artificial-intelligence models and controls access to the most advanced computer chips, but China has an ace to play in the global AI contest. China ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device industry ...

AI has quickly become the defining driver of demand within global data centers, outpacing nearly every forecast made prior to the latest breakthroughs, and the resultant power consumption leap has not ...