Let’s say that freshly harvested cucumbers can have a water content of up to 99 percent. (Never mind that the U.S. Department ...

Put your math skills to the test by trying this brainteaser that's bound to leave you scratching your head. It sounds simple ...

The "trick", which is taught in Japanese schools, involves drawing parallel lines to represent the digits you are multiplying ...

THIS tract is an authoritative exposition of problems of radiative equilibrium ... (Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, No. 31.) Pp. viii + 105. (Cambridge: At the University ...

However, the world faces any number of problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality, that require public policies crafted with expert judgement. This judgement must ...

If there's any game where there's a realistic chance the bye was a problem, it was the Rose Bowl. Oregon went 13-0 this year, had the week off and then got smoked by an Ohio State team that ...

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Yet, that’s precisely the problem Motorola smartphone users have been reporting for a while now. We found identical complaints dating back at least four years. Curiously, the woes haven’t ...

With shifting migratory patterns, quieter planes and rising populations of large birds, the problem is only getting worse. Korean footage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 which burst into flames ...

Both engines on the plane, a Boeing 737, had ingested birds, causing problems that required the pilot to make an emergency return to the airport. The plane caught fire during the crash landing in ...

Scientists must also constantly scan the horizon for the next potential problem. While this could come in any form of pathogen, certain groups are more likely than others to cause swift outbreaks, and ...