For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended ...

A mathematical problem that had remained unsolved for more than 10 years in the physics of complex systems has finally been ...

Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...

Abstract: Students’ problem behaviors, which deviate from established school norms, can undermine both their well-being and academic achievement. Effectively addressing such behaviors often requires ...

The first of a new generation of neutrino experiments has begun to make its mark. With just two months of data, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment in Guangdong, China, has ...

As the adage goes, “big things come in tiny packages.” Just ask the humble bumblebee. A team of researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland published a research paper on June 4, suggesting that ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...

Floor Plan developer Turbo Button has announced Slap Out Of It!, a “slap-and-solve adventure” game set in a “slapstick comedy sandbox packed with silly puzzles.” It will launch for unspecified ...

A century ago, a psychologist named Wolfgang Köhler proved that chimpanzees could solve complex problems. He hung a banana high out of reach. The chimps sat, thought, and suddenly stacked wooden boxes ...