Ecosia claims to plant trees with every search—but is it really making a difference? We investigate how the search engine works, where the funds go, and whether it delivers on its eco-friendly promise ...

The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K. School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus ...

The big picture: Java stands as one of the enduring pillars of the software world. The programming language was released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, and so far has weathered the shifting ...

Many homeowners wonder how to get grass to grow beneath a tree, where it often is bare or patchy. “It’s better for both the grass and the tree if you don’t try,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic ...

Minecraft Snapshot 25W09A introduces new fallen trees at various biomes. Now, the firefly bushes spawn in Mangrove biomes rather than badlands. Finally, the leaf litter blocks have become replaceable ...

Now that we’re getting into more complex data structures, having more complex operations, it’s helpful to have a tool for visualization. Here’s a tool developed by David Galles, formerly of University ...

Before we begin with AVL trees, watch this short video on tree rotation. We’ll use tree rotation with AVL trees and later on with splay trees, so it’s important you understand what’s going on with ...

Sweet pine o’ mine! It’s time to pick a tree. (Fifty of them, in fact.) Try to find all the sentient Tannenbaums. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

A binary star system, designated D9, has been discovered orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole (SMBH), providing the first compelling evidence that previously enigmatic G objects are ...