There are few things more pleasing to your average mathematician than when a result surprises you. Take e, for example – a transcendentally irrational number equal to a little more than 2.7 – and ...

Researchers from Skoltech Engineering Center's Hierarchically Structured Materials Laboratory have developed a new method to ...

When I was in middle school, I had a classmate who would look at trigonometric functions and yell, "I will never need these!" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Americans have spent the better part of the last four years ...

The best way to fix Americans’ cost-of-living problem is to give workers bigger raises, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week. The problem: That solution looks broken, too. The US job ...

President Donald Trump has a fresh chance this week to act on a priority voters continually say they want fixed — but over which he’s in denial. The high and rising prices of health care, groceries ...

While we may have gotten away with high-volume, high-intensity training and minimal recovery in our twenties, we lose some of that flexibility as time goes on. Gone are the days when we could down a ...

Paying off debts is one of the most important steps in improving your financial life. How you approach it, though, comes down to your personality. If you're someone who needs a quick win right off the ...