Uncover the surprising connection between Ramanujan's pi formulas and the universe. Learn how his century-old math helps ...

For more than a century, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s uncanny formulas for the number pi have looked like pure mathematical ...

The travelling salesman problem (TSP) remains one of the most challenging NP‐hard problems in combinatorial optimisation, with significant implications for logistics, network design and route planning ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.

When scientists test algorithms that sort or classify data, they often turn to a trusted tool called Normalized Mutual Information (or NMI) to measure how well an algorithm's output matches reality.

A study, which researchers from the U.S. and Germany published last year, found TikTok's algorithm "exploits user interests in 30% to 50% of the recommendation videos", after examining data from 347 ...

Discover how the Luhn Algorithm verifies credit card accuracy, supports secure transactions, and helps prevent errors in inputting Social Security numbers.

Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the most impactful and cost-effective control tool against malaria. ITNs are primarily distributed through triennial mass campaigns across Africa, though overall ...

In our second special sneak peek of his new book on living frugally, Steve Burgess takes us into the aisles of his local ...

Scientists have now sequenced more than two million bacterial and archaeal genomes, outstripping the ability to perform gold-standard searches for genes. LexicMap is a new tool that can scan millions ...