Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

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 ...

The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after ...

Two years ago, Factorial Energy opened its battery-making plant in Methuen to much fanfare, drawing Governor Maura Healey and Representative Lori Trahan to celebrate at the facility in an industrial ...

You may have heard kids say "six, seven". We unpack what's behind the latest slang making waves in playgrounds and online. The number 67 has been causing a commotion among kids lately. Try saying it ...

The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher ...

When I arrived at the University of Arizona this summer, the institution was closing a defining chapter. The $177 million budget deficit that once threatened our stability had been eliminated through ...

September baseball means expanded rosters, playoff races and math for teams in postseason contention. The Philadelphia Phillies are in the postseason and are National League East champions, but ...

Worker confidence in the ability to find a job has hit a record low. Employers in nearly every industry have cut back on hiring, according to the latest data, leaving job seekers with fewer places to ...

Two lucky Powerball players in Missouri and Texas defied the odds to win a combined jackpot of about $1.8 billion, the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, according to game officials on ...

I recently watched the CBC documentary Numbers Guy, which follows “showman, scholar, savant” David Teitel, who has a knack for numbers and has 'found himself', pardon the pun, satisfied by working as ...

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, Powerball drawing were 3, 16, 29, 61, 69, and the Powerball was 22. The estimated jackpot for the drawing was $1.444 billion, the fourth-largest ...