George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

Mathematicians from the California Institute of Technology have solved an old problem related to a mathematical process called a random walk.

A math teacher recently became the top female Scrabble champion in the UK—scoring 1,000 points more than her opponents. Natalie Zolty outsmarted scrabble grandmaster Gary Oliver to claim the top spot ...

To get ICE out of Minnesota, get all of the illegal immigrants out! President Trump has a generous voluntary deport program. All Minnesota should encourage illegal immigrants to use it now! Minnesota ...

Pennsylvania residents are being told that rising electricity costs are partly driven by the massive power demands of data centers and other high-volume users. If that is true, then the way ...

I would like to take a moment to thank the many individuals in Winchester and throughout Frederick County who perform random acts of kindness every single day — often without recognition and without ...

The LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion department publishes reader letters in both the newspaper and online on Wednesdays and Sundays. On the other five days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, ...

A single English verb carries more definitions than any other in the language. Lexicographers have confirmed that the word 'Run' holds 645 distinct meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary’s upcoming ...

In late 2021, as the housing market overheated and the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate hovered near zero, Tony Yang found an unconventional way to fund his down payment. He logged into his ...

Back in June, a law was enacted to prohibit use of handheld electronics (cellphones) while driving. It’s called Paul Miller’s Law. As someone who does a lot of driving in the Lehigh Valley, I’ve ...

On at least three public occasions recently Donald Trump has bragged that he personally caused the price of some prescription drugs to be reduced by “200, 700, or, even, 1,000 percent.” As any fifth ...

Editor’s note: Students at SUNY Upstate Medical University are learning more than how to be doctors, researchers and public health experts. They also are acquiring skills to advocate for their ...