Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

National precipitation forecasting has for decades been hamstrung by static and inadequate climate models, but new tools are ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

What’s more, doing maths is often a collaborative endeavour – and can be a great source of fun and fulfilment when people work together on problems. Which brings me to these festive-themed puzzles, ...

In the desert of New Mexico, under wide open skies, the US Border Patrol is bulking up. A record number of recruits, many Latino, Spanish-speaking, and from border towns they know well, are heading to ...

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

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A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Department of Homeland Security just released preliminary data for October, which marked the start of Fiscal Year 2026, reporting record-low encounters, sustained control ...

Border Patrol encounters in Arizona jumped 55% from August to September 2025, but encounters at the southern border with Mexico still remain at some of the lowest levels in decades, according to U.S.