Our universe appears flat—but this observation still leaves plenty of options for its true shape. In fact, our cosmos could resemble a donut What shape is the universe? This question is far more ...

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A circle is inscribed within a right triangle. The circle is tangent to all three sides of the triangle. The area of the circle is exactly one half the total area of the triangle. Find the measure, in ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Looking for a way to motivate elementary math students? Take it outside: Moving math instruction outdoors can recharge both teachers and students with strategies for capitalizing on using outdoor ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. In many states and districts, post-pandemic learning recovery began with literacy. Not only had students ...

Cultural values, traditions, and symbols are manifested in the life of every society. Culture, therefore, occupies a very important place in human life and society, affecting economic, social, ...

A key algorithm that quietly empowers and simplifies our electronics is the Fourier transform, which turns the graph of a signal varying in time into a graph that describes it in terms of its ...

Benjamin Adric Dunn, a data scientist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, shows me a picture of unevenly spaced dots arranged vaguely like the rocks at Stonehenge. The overall ...

Transformer is one of the important components of the power system, capable of transmitting and distributing the electricity generated by renewable energy sources. Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) is one ...