Dron Datta, a senior at Stevenson High School and the Utica Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology, published and ...

As attractive as the Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star is, we just can't justify spending $1000 on a single set. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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 ...

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An innovative algorithm called Spectral Expansion Tree Search helps autonomous robotic systems make optimal choices on the move. In 2018, Google DeepMind's AlphaZero program taught itself the games of ...

LEGO's latest Star Wars set is a big one, and it's based on Jabba’s sail barge from Return of the Jedi. The set is the latest entry in LEGO’s Ultimate Collector Series (UCS), which means it’s large, ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

SpaceX uses 3D printers and a process of relentless refinement to streamline its Raptor engines. In the Raptor 3, plumbing and wiring that had been on the outside were fused into the motor’s metal ...

Last summer, a fire tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing more than 100 people and razing thousands of buildings and homes. The disaster was one of the deadliest wildfires in American ...