Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andréa Morris reports on emergent intelligence in diverse systems. As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — A South Omaha neighborhood near 34th and Martha is dealing with an unwelcome summer visitor: rats that are forcing neighbors to dig up their gardens. Anna McKeone has ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

A Texas man is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his upstairs neighbor, police say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Texas man is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his upstairs ...

A new AI coding challenge has revealed its first winner — and set a new bar for AI-powered software engineers. On Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT, the nonprofit Laude Institute announced the first winner of ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...