Physicists show knotted cosmic strings may have dominated the early universe before collapsing to create matter—a theory ...

There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists.

Often overlooked, a racquet’s string pattern can make a big difference in your game. During the press conference following his semifinal victory over Andy Roddick at the Sony Ericsson Open in April, ...

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.

The setup is simple. One partner points out a bird to the other — or in a common variation, recounts a fake bird encounter from earlier in the day — and awaits a response. A partner who responds with ...

In a new, detailed breakdown of current theory, a team of physicists led by Mir Faizal of the University of British Columbia ...

They are each built on one of three paradigms that has dominated international relations theory since World War II: realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Realists see politics as rooted in anarchy, ...

A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same ...

Big Pink stands in a part of Multnomah County with lots of overlapping tax levies, including three that pay for Portland ...

A new interactive web application allows for a tangible understanding of abstract concepts of quantum game theory. The Kobe ...

The Montana native found the creative company and self-discovery needed to write, record and release her first fully ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.