Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Researchers have combined the Dijkstra and Bellman-Ford algorithms to develop an even faster way to find the shortest paths ...

In simpler terms, a spanning tree is a way to connect all the nodes in a network using the fewest possible connections, ...

PUBLIC discussions have drawn parallels between the tragic killing of the 16-year-old female student at a school in Petaling Jaya recently and the Netflix drama series Adolescence to highlight ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

President Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping approved a deal for a group of American investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The future of TikTok ...

A 30 second video clip shows a boat bobbing in the water. Then, a fireball and a huge plume of smoke. President Trump posted the footage on social media this week, saying he ordered the U-S military ...

Dear Eric: My son is 35 and his new girlfriend of three months is 32. They’re both very smart. They are both very well educated. She’s funny. She’s smart. I really enjoy my time with her except for ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Lance Lysowski and Mike Harrington hop the boards for this week's edition of Ice Time on the day of the Buffalo Sabres' less-than-grand finale. First things first: The Sabres' season is obviously a ...