When faced with an unsolvable problem, you are said to face a “Gordian knot,” a rope that is tied so intricately or tangled so completely that it is impossible to untie. If you dive a little deeper ...

“I didn’t allow myself to work on it during the day,” she said, “because I didn’t consider it to be real math. I thought it was, like, my homework.” The question asked whether the Conway knot—a snarl ...

WILKES-BARRE — Kurt Revak kind of stood out, even in a crowded room, thanks to the white helmet with the floppy visor and all those ropes and carabiners dangling from his Boy Scouts of America garb.

A Wellington School student's success in unraveling a DNA knot-theory problem earned her a spot as one of 40 high school students nationwide -- and the only one from Ohio -- named finalists in the ...

New research published in the mathematical journal Geometry and Topology describes a useful pattern of numbers that has lain hidden for almost 100 years in one of the most notable classification ...

Not that I hope to ever need this information, but can a live snake be tied into a knot that it can't get out of? —Richard Payne Not that I hope to ever need this information, but can a live snake be ...

SACRAMENTO - Many of us remember the long-ago day we learned to tie our own shoes. "I learned how to tie my shoes when I was 3 years old," said Kimberly Gomez Santos, a senior at Sacramento State. "My ...

Cambridge-based Riverlane produces a chip that detects and corrects the errors currently holding back quantum computing - Copyright AFP HENRY NICHOLLS Cambridge-based ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Say hello to the woman who makes sure all Buffalo Bills players, from linemen to kickers, keep their muscles are in check. Laura Zimberg was one of the first licensed massage ...

To understand the Alberto knot, one must first understand the Albright knot. Invented more than half a century ago by famed Florida Keys fly fishing guide Jimmy Albright, the knot’s purpose was to ...

The first part of this article looked at trying to solve problems that appear to be impossible. The old saying “When all you have is a hammer everything starts to look like a nail” can be turned ...