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 ...

The issue is this week’s Asked & Answered. Nearly a month after a cyberattack hit Georgia’s SNAP benefits call center, the hotline system remains down, and some folks still can’t access their SNAP ...

Why is this happening? Technology educator Avery Swartz told Canadian news outlet CTV News that she thinks women take less risks in the workplace because “statistically, they are more likely to be ...

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood. By Gina Kolata Researchers have known for decades that ...

Sometimes you can hear a French bulldog before you see it—it’s the wheezing sounds they make when they breathe. Frenchies, it seems, are 30 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from ...

This repository contains a C++ program that solves the Knapsack Problem using a Genetic Algorithm. The Knapsack Problem is a classic optimization problem where we aim to maximize the total value of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...