In 1996, Dor, Halperin, and Zwick introduced an influential method that delivered a “2-approximation” in nearly optimal time.

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- You’ve seen it with airfares, concert tickets, and rideshares. Prices that change by the hour, or even the minute. But consumer watchdogs say some companies may be ...

Diesel prices in Michigan reached a record $6.34 a gallon Wednesday, with even higher prices in Mid-Michigan. A representative of the Michigan Farm Bureau said farmers are paying a lot more for diesel ...

On May 20, 2026, OpenAI made an announcement that shook the mathematical world. An internal AI model — one not available to the public — had come up with a counterexample to the “unit distance” ...

A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware. Researchers used tensor networks to compress the overwhelming wave function ...

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable is that the bees had never been trained. The findings challenge the ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Carrying out everyday home chores, such as cleaning, mowing, and cooking, consumes a large portion of the day, after which you are often left ...

Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing ...