NPR’s Robert Krulwich has a whimsical piece on the one formula that rules it all, from unicellular organisms to whales and sequoias and humans. A math formula that governs our life and tells us when ...

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Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of the surface that it wets is explained with a new simplified mathematical formula. Understanding the precise interaction ...

Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist for Discover Magazine, who frequently covers new scientific studies about animal behavior, human evolution, consciousness, astrophysics, and the environment.

A hundred and one years ago, in 1913, the famous British mathematician G. H. Hardy received a letter out of the blue. The Indian (British colonial) stamps and curious handwriting caught his attention, ...

“The nail and hammer are fundamental to the manufacture of chairs, tables, stools, cabinets, and other varied items. So are certain ‘Mathematical Formulas or Relationships’ to the solution of diverse ...

Math formulas can be confusing but the most recent research demonstrates that how your kids study, not how much they study, is what matters. Kids' brains need to connect, retrieve and apply ...