Mathematicians Awarded $3 Million for Cracking Century-Old Problem
The Breakthrough Prize in mathematics was awarded to two researchers who showed that polynomial questions with many variables have a finite number of solution types.

The Breakthrough Prize in mathematics was awarded to two researchers who showed that polynomial questions with many variables have a finite number of solution types.
How do people with psychosis interpret their hallucinations?
Unless you're touring Hogwarts or an old haunted mansion, you expect portraits and photos to stay still. Well, thanks to the latest in digital-animation technologies, that may no longer be the case.
One dark night in the Guyana rainforest, herpetologist Andrew Snyder serendipitously shined his flashlight on "a small glint of brilliant, cobalt blue" sticking out of a rotting stump.
Archaeologists aren't sure what the runes spell out.
President Trump declared his intent to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Here's a historical look at why that move is so controversial.
The sea cave has been feared since ancient times as a place of the dead and the scene of at least one gruesome act of execution or human sacrifice.
For dog owners, the following scenario may be all too familiar: You get home from a long day of work only to find your favorite slippers in tatters on the floor, scattered pieces of foam torn from the sofa cushions and teeth marks on your chair.
Archaeologists have created a 3D digital model of a sea cave in Scotland where bodies were left to rot in the Bronze Age.
What do you hear when you watch this GIF? If you hear a loud boom each time the tower lands, you're not alone — but there isn't actually any sound accompanying the GIF.
Elon Musk says he's going to launch his own car on SpaceX's monster rocket test flight, and it'll play David Bowie's "Space Oddity" full blast on the way to Mars (if it doesn't explode).
Singer-songwriter John Mayer went to the hospital this morning (Dec. 5) for an emergency appendectomy, or surgery to remove his appendix.
Dogs win this one, but bears are the real losers.