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Not a math person? Duolingo wants to help.

Not a math person? Duolingo wants to help.

By Charlotte Hu

NIST computer room with small glass vacuum chamber

It’s pretty hard to measure nothing, but these engineers are getting close

Swimmer in a black speedo soaring off a green diving board

Have we been measuring gravity wrong this whole time?

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska holding her Fields Medal.

These 4 problem-solvers just won one of math’s biggest prizes

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Sierra Negra volcano erupting in the Galapagos Islands in 2018

Volcanic eruptions are unpredictable, but these geologists cracked the code

Starburst galaxy in pastel colors in Hubble composite image

The most distant galaxy we’ve ever discovered might have closely followed the Big Bang

$Man in blue shirt writing math onto a black chalk board.$

Your brain uses different neurons to add and subtract

By Maggie Galloway

Light beer in a pint and 12-ounce glass on a table outside

Why beer serving sizes are so weird

By Mike Rampton/Mel Magazine

Dinosaur bones in museum.

The T. rex ‘dynasty’ reigned for more than 125,000 generations

baseball pitcher

It’s time to explain some game theory

An old man at a podium reading from a book

Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96

By Sara Kiley Watson

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

By Popular Science Team

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field

By Claire Maldarelli

Tired of pie? Here are 3.14 other math holidays worth celebrating.

a close-up of a combination lock, with the numbers 90 and 0 visible

Zero is just 1,500 years old. Before it, there was nothing.

By Eleanor Cummins

Library books collective memory

How long can an event hold humanity’s attention? There’s an equation for that.

By Eleanor Cummins

Navigating our obsession with one-sided objects

Navigating our obsession with one-sided objects

By David Gunderman and Richard Gunderman/The Conversation

a girl blowing bubbles outside

Mathematicians finally found the perfect bubble blowing formula

By Neel V. Patel

Did scientists discover a new shape? Well, first we have to define ‘shape.’ Also, ‘new.’

By Sara Chodosh

$Nautilus shell fractal$

The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions

By Eleanor Cummins

Honeybees are surprisingly great at math

Honeybees are surprisingly great at math

By Claire Maldarelli

2,300 years after mathematicians first noticed prime numbers, they’re still intrigued

2,300 years after mathematicians first noticed prime numbers, they’re still intrigued

By Martin H. Weissman/The Conversation

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

By Mary Beth Griggs

How a FedEx employee discovered the world’s largest prime number

How a FedEx employee discovered the world’s largest prime number

We’d rather that bridges never wobbled—but here’s why they do

We’d rather that bridges never wobbled—but here’s why they do

By Mary Beth Griggs

This mysterious ancient tablet could teach us a thing or two about math

This mysterious ancient tablet could teach us a thing or two about math

By Rachel Feltman

toys in sandbox

Sandboxes could help inspire more efficient wheels for heavy equipment

By Mary Beth Griggs

‘Popular Science’ answers a question Strong Bad asked us 13 years ago

‘Popular Science’ answers a question Strong Bad asked us 13 years ago

By Jason Lederman

Of all the ways to vote, the U.S. presidential election is the worst

Of all the ways to vote, the U.S. presidential election is the worst

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The center of North America is a town called Center, and it’s totally a coincidence. Really.

The center of North America is a town called Center, and it’s totally a coincidence. Really.

By Sara Chodosh

Explore an Infinite Library from Home

Explore an Infinite Library from Home

We May Soon Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole

We May Soon Capture The First Real Image Of A Black Hole

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets

By Nathalia Holt

Could Trypophobia Be Caused By Math Hurting Our Brains?

By Arnold J Wilkins and An Trong Dinh Le/The Conversation

Why Some Cats Look Like They Are Wearing Tuxedos

Why Some Cats Look Like They Are Wearing Tuxedos

By Christian Yates/The Conversation

Breakthrough Prize 2015

Breakthrough Prize Honors Scientists Working on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Neutrinos, And More

By PopSci Editors

Brains Fold Just Like Paper

Brains Fold Just Like Paper

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator

Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator

By Dave Prochnow

There Are 177,147 Ways To Tie A Tie

There Are 177,147 Ways To Tie A Tie

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ants Playing Chess Find New Solutions To Old Problem

Ants Playing Chess Find New Solutions To Old Problem

By Douglas Main

Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles

Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles

By Francie Diep

You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This

You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This

By Jefferson Mok

Did I Participate In A Pyramid Scheme?

Did I Participate In A Pyramid Scheme?

By Darrin Moret/ Zócalo Public Square

Is War Really In Decline?

Is War Really In Decline?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math

New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math

By Shaunacy Ferro

Should Math Really Be A Required Subject?

Should Math Really Be A Required Subject?

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Physics Of Usain Bolt’s Record-Breaking Sprint

The Physics Of Usain Bolt’s Record-Breaking Sprint

By Joey Carmichael

The Science Of How Applause Spreads In An Audience

The Science Of How Applause Spreads In An Audience

By Francie Diep

“Keep Calm And Rape,” Plus 5 More Awful/Offensive/Hilarious Algorithm-Created Shirts

“Keep Calm And Rape,” Plus 5 More Awful/Offensive/Hilarious Algorithm-Created Shirts

By Colin Lecher

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks

Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious

Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious

By Rebecca Boyle

The Fastest Way To Crack A 4-Digit PIN Number [Infographic]

The Fastest Way To Crack A 4-Digit PIN Number [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Quantum Processor Calculates That 15 = 3×5 (With Almost 50% Accuracy!)

Quantum Processor Calculates That 15 = 3×5 (With Almost 50% Accuracy!)

By Rebecca Boyle

This Man Could Rule the World

This Man Could Rule the World

By Gregory Mone

Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV

Analytical Method Used for Stock Market Helps Pinpoint A Possible Achilles Heel for HIV

By Rebecca Boyle

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots

By Rebecca Boyle

Math, Art, and Origami at MIT

Math, Art, and Origami at MIT

Pop CSI: How Science Conquered TV

Pop CSI: How Science Conquered TV