
Math
What the mummy’s curse reveals about your brain
A man died soon after opening a mummy’s tomb. But don’t assume the mummy killed him. Statistics help explain why coincidences may not be meaningful.
A man died soon after opening a mummy’s tomb. But don’t assume the mummy killed him. Statistics help explain why coincidences may not be meaningful.
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Velocity is more than speed. It is both speed and the direction in which an object is traveling.
These step-by-step instructions underlie social media, internet searches and other computer-based activities. But what are they exactly? We explain.
What’s your dog’s human-equivalent age? Just multiply how old it is times seven, right? Uh, no. And here’s why.
Humans may be able to eat only 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes, new research suggests.
Sports once focused on muscles, skill and tactics. Now math is becoming almost as important. It helps assess players — and improve their tools.
As a kid, Edray Goins didn’t like math. But he fell in love with the subject in college and is now training the next generation of minority mathematicians.
Water striders walk on water. How do they do it? They spread out. This experiment will show you how it works.
Experiments with colorful fibers helped scientists discover a few simple rules on why the strength of various types of knots differs.
In the 1970s, a mathematician introduced geometric patterns that he named fractals. Moviemakers are now using those patterns to create dazzling digital effects.