Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

Time is the scarcest resource in our lives. Data may be the oil of the digital economy, but the timeliness and contextual delivery of that data is what creates real value. One of the things I learned ...

Bluetooth allows Windows 11 users to connect wireless accessories such as headphones, speakers, keyboards, mice, and smartphones. While the technology is generally reliable, connection issues can ...

Elephants moving along the corridor beneath the Meru-Nanyuki highway. The over 50km long tunnel has reduced human-wildlife conflict. [File, Standard] Herds of elephants have been straying onto my inch ...

With an IQ of 228, she’s one of the smartest people ever recorded. But intelligence didn’t make her life easier—it made it harder. When she solved a simple probability problem, thousands of ...

Take a group of runners circling a track at unique, constant paces. Answering the question of how many will always end up running alone, no matter their speed, has vexed mathematicians for decades.

A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical questions. Three new proofs mark the first significant progress on the problem ...

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the ...

Let's keep things simple – this is basic math. Nothing scary. Just everyday calculations, a bit of geometry, some number patterns, and the kind of stuff you definitely learned in school at some point.