Lance Fortnow on the current status and future outlook of solving the P-NP problem.

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Optical illusion puzzles have been there for centuries and these are fun challenges that are designed to play tricks on our eyes and brains. Optical illusions work on a simple principle where it ...

Max Power Mining says the discovery in Saskatchewan — in an area with no previously recorded natural hydrogen occurrences — is evidence of underground H2 formation Canadian company Max Power Mining ...

The finding offers new possibilities for industrial biotechnology focused on producing natural UV-filtering ingredients. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that produce oxygen and are known for ...

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that combines two processes for personalizing robotic prosthetic devices to both optimize the movement of the prosthetic limb and - for the first time - also ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...

A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory of nature. That theory, quantum mechanics, found immediate success, proving its worth ...

India has made a significant gas discovery in the under-explored Andaman-Nicobar Basin, which is crucial for increasing domestic upstream production and strengthening energy security. This deepwater ...

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 ...