More than a century after Srinivasa Ramanujan scribbled his astonishing formulas for π in notebooks in India and England, ...

A decade ago astrophysicists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), operated by the California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

Uses BigDecimal for calculations and results Allows you to define variables using values or expressions Variable definition expressions can reference previously defined variables Configurable ...

In today’s fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy weight and efficient metabolism can often feel like an uphill battle. Many individuals struggle with weight loss, despite following strict diets and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

Oscilloscope measurement parameters provide accurate measurements of acquired waveforms. Most digital oscilloscopes offer around twenty-five standard parameters like frequency, peak-to-peak amplitude, ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

It’s hard for a neurosurgeon to navigate a brain. A key challenge is gooeyness. The brain is immersed in cerebrospinal fluid; when a surgeon opens the skull, pressure is released, and parts of the ...