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 ...

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so large they’re impossible to write out using standard mathematical notation.

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When the seminal Java whitepaper introduced the language in 1995, it listed seven key benefits ...

The math you thought you would never use again from school is back to haunt you. X users are in an uproar over an equation that @BholanathDutta posted. It appears as a simple equation, but the comment ...

Last week, a 2021 comment from Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum made the rounds on social media again: "Anybody that don't have Mike [Jordan], Bron [LeBron James] and Kobe [Bryant] in their top ...

No one won the $277 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, August 29, 2025. The winning numbers were 13, 31, 32, 44, 45, and the Mega Ball was 21. The next Mega Millions drawing will be held on ...

Humiliatingly sacked as US ambassador, Peter Mandelson is now being forced to cut links with his international lobbying firm Global Counsel, which he set up in 2010. But he will be laughing all the ...

No one won the $358 million Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, drawing. The winning numbers for the Sept. 5 drawing were 6, 14, 36, 58, 62, and the Mega Ball was 24. The next Mega ...

Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, advocates for victims and first responders warn that “chaos” at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is undermining the World Trade Center ...

The countdown is over — Dancing With the Stars Season 34 kicked off Tuesday, September 16, and fans are gearing up to help their favorite celebrity-pro pairs make it all the way to the Mirrorball ...