Some algorithms solve problems. This one changed civilization. From guiding satellites to securing your bank account, its influence reaches every corner of technology. It started with a simple insight ...

A man’s quest to find his biological father ended in a poignant reunion in Texas. For five decades, Glenn Ross, 54, of Paducah, Kentucky, wondered about the identity of his biological dad. After the ...

My second grader’s public school is full of warm, caring educators and decent support for students working below grade level. His class is big and rowdy, with a single teacher and a majority of kids ...

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding to share classic parenting letters with our readers. Have a question for Care and ...

Quantum computers can outperform even the best classical supercomputers thanks to quantum entanglement and superposition, but even they can’t solve some problems. A new preprint study shows how ...

This is a story about Chick-fil-A and solving problems—one that seemed pretty tough to tackle. It started when Chick-fil-A announced plans last year to open its first restaurant in Asia. I wondered ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The mom of two shares with PEOPLE that this moment "meant a lot to his sister," who was facing something "new and unknown" at the time Courtesy of Allison Wray Photography; Courtesy of Corinna Pence A ...

A mom was left speechless after witnessing her son's heroic attempt to find a solution to his older sister's problem Corinna Pence captured her son Parker's, now 10, reaction to his now 15-year-old ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

It’s no secret that the iPhone has matured, with dramatic innovations now arriving only every several years. The regular iPhone 17 adopting past Pro exclusives is a clear admission that we’re ...