For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years later

A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder

A trove of e-mails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by a congressional committee on Wednesday

Researchers spot the “tipping point” before mathematicians’ moments of discovery

The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties

The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess

A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging

There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong at the moment, and the plan to bring three of them back is in progress

New research aims to tease out what exactly is happening in the brains of people with schizophrenia who have auditory hallucinations

Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin.

“Kryptos has not been solved,” said artist Jim Sanborn after releasing his parting clues to the “K4” section of his sculpture puzzle

In a reversal, the Food and Drug Administration has removed black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies for menopause