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Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.

A research team led by Academician Zhu Jiaojun from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

The world of cells is surprisingly noisy. Each cell carries unique genetic information, but when we try to measure cellular ...

Metropolitan Transit System officials voted Thursday to delay efforts to seek a sales tax ballot measure from 2026 until at least 2028 and instead to pursue their first fare increase since 2009. The ...

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, shown here in 2021, would see significant funding cuts under various provisions of H.R. 1. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Citing the devastating impacts of recent federal ...

Non-cognitive skills, often referred to as socioemotional skills, soft skills, or character strengths, are increasingly recognized as critical determinants ...

Of course, the rest is history. Archimedes had a bath and the original Eureka moment, streaked naked down the street, and ...