One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

A few years ago, I drove 90 miles to a friend’s ranch with a slow leak in one of my truck tires. While it wasn’t a total blowout, the tire pressure was noticeably lower than I’d like for the drive ...

We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...

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Europe is struggling to address long-standing problems, political and business leaders told CNBC on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum. A lack of competitiveness, bureaucracy and regulatory ...

Android Phones Google's bringing a bunch more upgrades to Android and Pixel devices — including the ability to tell airlines where your luggage is Google Phones Pixel 10a just got way better thanks to ...

Australia to recognize Palestinian statehood, Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x The busy box that is your brain is hard at work all day long—and it ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...