For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

The effort of reproducing may divert energy away from repairing DNA or fighting illness, which could drive ageing, but a new ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that a specific E. coli strain, ST131-A, spreads as rapidly as flu viruses, challenging ...

The arc of revolutions has two acts: rupture - upending the status quo - and the craft of repair. Often, the second is as ...

Explore how dairy farmers boost profits by improving milk fat and protein yields through genetics, balanced nutrition and ...

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

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Pyxus International, Inc. (OTCID: PYYX) ("Pyxus," the "Company," "we," or "our"), a global value-added agricultural company, today announced results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2025.

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Stories describing what can happen when science is manipulated or misapplied are among the winners of the 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Winning journalists also did stories on science at ...

Scientific theory predicts that having more offspring leads to a shorter life span, including in humans. However, despite some hundred years of research, there is no unequivocal evidence for this link ...