In an era of high anxiety about artificial intelligence, one former Harvard physicist is using it to explore God.

Astronomers studying the outer solar system say the unusual alignment of distant objects points to the influence of Planet 9. Mathematical models suggest the odds of this pattern occurring by chance ...

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college in the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing ...

Many in the University of Virginia community have trekked to the top of Observatory Hill to visit the Leander McCormick Observatory, dedicated in 1885 and still operating 140 years later. But how many ...

Princeton mathematician Noga Alon has received the 2024 Wolf Prize in Mathematics “for pioneering contributions to mathematical cryptography, combinatorics, and the theory of computer science.” He ...

The following is an excerpt from The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe by Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau. Copyright 2024. Available from Basic Books ...

People don't know that I do art. It's more of a passion. I would do realism sketches. Today it's more of a hobby. What has been the biggest news event in your life? I'm going to say it hasn't happened ...

Tell something about you that most people don't know. People don't know that I do art. It's more of a passion. I would do realism sketches. Today it's more of a hobby. What has been the biggest news ...

LSU is honoring six faculty members who have earned national or international recognition for their research. The "Rainmakers" honor is given to professors who stand out for their ability to secure ...

The Yale community last week celebrated the rededication of Kline Tower, a Science Hill landmark formerly known as Kline Biology Tower that has been transformed into a hub for mathematical, ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Understanding astronomy isn’t just about exploring the universe through a telescope. It’s understanding the laws of physics, challenging theories, and testing ideas with simulations.

Most of us have a general idea as to why today is Feb. 29 instead of March 1, but until this morning, I, at least, had not been well steeped in the nitty-gritty details (or had forgotten them from ...