The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

With braids, puffs, and slickbacks, a ponytail can be elevated into a major style statement. Keep reading for hairstylist tips on how to achieve a picture-ready pony. Even if your bob or pixie isn’t ...

In an era when shelves of mass-produced houseplants tempt us at big-box stores and supermarkets alike, Robert Moffitt sets an example for an alternative model to consider. Moffitt, founder of the Haus ...

BELLINGHAM, WASH. — The Non-GMO Project has published the first version of its Non-UPF Verified Standard certification, a third-party certification that defines what foods qualify as not ...

AN UNLIKELY PART of the American economy has come under attack from the federal government: charitable and philanthropic non-profits. A steady stream of executive orders, presidential memoranda and ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a non-invasive method to boost the brain's natural waste drainage system-a discovery that could open new avenues for tackling ...

This diagram shows the pathways cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) takes as it flows from the brain’s surface through facial lymphatic vessels and into lymph nodes in the neck. Scientists at the Institute for ...

1 School of Mathematics and Statistics, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China. 2 Institute of Computational Mathematics and Scientific/Engineering Computing, Chinese Academy of ...

MXenes are materials with almost miraculous properties: they can be used for electromagnetic shielding, for energy storage or for novel sensors. It was recently found that they are also amazingly ...