To use the term that was popular in Arkansas during Reconstruction, John Middleton Clayton was a carpetbagger. Born in ...

The famed book designer on the importance of claiming your work, the value of staying at the same job for decades, and why he ...

Gwendolyn Davis has 51 years of experience at the same elementary school. Cara Pokrywa is a 15-year veteran. Kendra Sloan came to teaching more recently, six years ago. The three Philadelphia School ...

Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.

If we redesigned the city flag it would have three stars on one side and two on the other. No blame here, just factual.

Brian Pastoria loved Detroit and fostered connections. It came as a shock to learn he died alone when he was loved by so many ...

For Wiles’s proof, you have to leave the algebra you know from school and enter more branched mathematical areas. In fact, ...

What could be more relaxing than a quiet evening paging through albums of childhood baseball cards each page sparking memories of favorite players, bygone ballparks, and that year your team came oh so ...

Axiom Math is giving away a powerful new AI tool. But it remains to be seen if it speeds up research as much as the company hopes. Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a ...

If you're not much a gamer or prefer an activity to lose yourself in with a movie or podcast playing, puzzles are perfect for you. There are dozens of different types and styles of puzzles, each ...

A blizzard is a real test of the social contract. Nature dumps 12 to 18 inches of inconvenience uniformly across an entire community and leaves it up to you and your neighbors to sort out the mess.

Earlier today, the White House National Energy Dominance Council and partnering agencies released a “Statement of Principles Regarding PJM.” These principles come out of “an agreement with governors ...