A polynomial is a type of algebraic equation that involves variables raised to a non-negative power — for example, x² + 5x + ...

In 1900, at the grand amphitheater of the Sorbonne in Paris, David Hilbert stood before a crowd of mathematicians and ...

Turbulence is everywhere, from the swirl of smoke in air to the turbulent flows of gas in galaxies. Yet despite its ubiquity, ...

To do this, they introduced a novel mathematical object they call the space-time dimension field. This field acts as a kind ...

For centuries, one of algebra’s oldest puzzles has remained unsolved—how to find exact answers for higher-degree polynomials, ...

Exactly 100 years ago, famed Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger (yes, the cat guy) postulated his eponymous equation that ...

New research challenges the long-accepted notion of singularities in black holes — the point where physics allegedly breaks ...

Quantum ideas describe particles and fields in tiny packages, but general relativity paints gravity as smooth curves in space‑time. Until now.

Repulsive gravity at the quantum scale would have flattened out inhomogeneities in the early universe First light: The cosmic microwave background, as imaged by the European Space Agency’s Planck ...

Ever since general relativity pointed to the existence of black holes, the scientific community has been wary of one peculiar ...

The drama’s title refers to the study of the flow behavior of certain substances, such as sand. In the play, the granular ...