A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

Strong new evidence suggests that primordial material from the planet’s center is somehow making its way out. Continent-size ...

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ...

An exploration of how artificial intelligence is changing what it means to do science and math, and what it means to be a scientist.

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

Claire L. Evans is a Los Angeles-based writer and musician exploring biology, technology, and culture.

Fan Chung, who has an Erdős number of 1, discusses the importance of connection — both human and mathematical.