Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

For 50 years, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) has been offering classes to senior citizens with no homework or tests required. Join the movement. Just $5 gets you in. This kind of work takes ...

The Houston Texans have not gotten off to the start of the season they were hoping for, having suffered two painstaking losses out the gate of the 2025 campaign. Monday night's loss was particularly ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick confirmed reports that New England Patriots staff members were barred from the football program. Belichick was the head coach of the Patriots for 24 ...

What drives social mobility? The answer matters to policymakers and families alike. A wave of highly publicized research has led public policy and public discussions astray. It claims that the ...

A short, self-guided program built around everyday contact with nature reports meaningful gains in mood and stress after just four weeks. It is simple by design and aimed at adults with low wellbeing ...