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Astronomers have discovered Punctum, a bright new object in space that they haven't been able to categorize.
By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse.
All mainstream credit card numbers obey a mathematical trick designed to catch the most common typos. It’s called the Luhn algorithm, named after IBM researcher Hans Peter Luhn, who patented it ...
More than 40% of grammar school students in the city failed the state’s standardized math and reading texts this year — but officials praised some gains in the results released Monday. More ...
About 56.3% of third through eighth graders scored “proficient” on English Language Arts exams last year — a 7.2 percentage point increase.
Viewers spotted a mystery object that appeared in the sky over Connecticut on Tuesday night.
Many people in the Philly region reported seeing a strange object in the night sky on Tuesday. We now have more information on what it was.
Scientists found a mysterious cosmic object that's between 10 and 100 times more powerful than all known supernovas. What could it be?
After making big academic gains last school year, Louisiana wants to keep up the momentum — but it will have to contend with these four issues.
Public school students make big gains in math, reading test results BY Jillian Jorgensen and Spectrum News Staff New York City UPDATED 6:04 PM ET Aug. 11, 2025 ...