An alien civilization could shift six or seven planets into a series of carefully-arranged orbits as a signpost advertising its presence. To spot it, we just have to think mathematically. Besides ...

Climate change, biodiversity, infectious diseases, sustainability, and the associated socio-economic impacts are among the areas of greatest global concern. The SIAM Conference on Mathematics of ...

Astronomers studying the outer solar system say the unusual alignment of distant objects points to the influence of Planet 9. Mathematical models suggest the odds of this pattern occurring by chance ...

IBM is hoping that its new multiplayer online game could inspire kids to work to save the planet while falling in love with math and science. PowerUp is a 3-D virtual world that challenges players to ...

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