This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere. A math teacher walks us through ...

A macroalgae called sargassum is spoiling coastlines from Cancún to Tulum. Here’s how researchers and resorts are combating the noxious bloom. Masses of rotting seaweed blanket the Fundadores Park ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

Abstract: The set covering problem (SCP) is a fundamental NP-hard problem in computer science and has a broad range of important real-world applications. In practice, SCP instances transformed from ...

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Welcome to Wednesday’s Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax in Brussels, with Nicoletta Ionta in Strasbourg. Got a story we should know about? Drop us a line at [email protected] and ...