Understanding how galaxies grow has long stood as one of astronomy’s core challenges. Over time, scientists have gathered ...

The European Space Agency's Euclid mission—designed to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision—continues to deliver its first scientific insights. The Euclid Consortium has ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

A vast, star-forming cloud in the constellation Orion has been unveiled in stunning detail by the European Space Agency's Euclid Space Telescope, offering a rare look at the turbulent birthplace of ...

The data is starting to reveal how galaxies and their black holes evolve. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After only one year of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

ABSTRACT: In order to optimize cost and decrease complexity with a delay upper bound, the delay-constrained Steiner tree problem is addressed. Base on the new delay-constrained MPH (DCMPH_1) algorithm ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...