Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

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This year’s Asia’s Power Businesswomen list highlights 20 accomplished leaders who are at the forefront of the region’s ...

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Third Point's Q3 2025 letter details a 3.2% net return, driven by AI/semiconductor gains and new investments. It also ...

UNLV ranks 11th of 12 Mountain West football teams in scoring defense and total defense entering Saturday’s game against New ...

Whether you are running or spectating the TCS New York City Marathon this Sunday, it will move you. And so will watching the ...

It was a mild autumn day along the Missouri River. Chris and Angie Long — the two people who, more than any others, are on a ...

The 29-year-old chess grandmaster, who died this month, brought the game into a new streaming era, with sometimes toxic ...