Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Those of you who have been following my writing for a few ...

Before enrolling at the University of Chicago in 2009, Olga Turanova and Jessica Lin had heard that graduate students in mathematics enjoy a special feeling of community here. "It certainly is true," ...

Most of us have a general idea as to why today is Feb. 29 instead of March 1, but until this morning, I, at least, had not been well steeped in the nitty-gritty details (or had forgotten them from ...

This time of year, many people are talking about movies and the Academy Awards. Three movies caught my interest this year: Interstellar, The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game. Each one ...

The BA in astrophysical and planetary sciences provides students with a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems (our solar system and others), stellar and galactic astronomy, and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This 75-minute teacher webinar focused on the ways in which the Maya have used the Sun to track time for thousands of years. Ancestral calendars ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Four scientists have shared a total of $1.2 million in this year's Crafoord prizes in astronomy and mathematics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Science said. The ...

This article offers a social and geographical network analysis of all attested works, authors, and practitioners in the mathematical sciences in China over the period of disunion and reunification ...