Winter starts Sunday. Mississippi saw multiple waves of Arctic air from the polar vortex earlier in December. But forecasts show we're getting a break from freezing temperatures and wintry weather ...

Shortest path algorithms sit at the heart of modern graph theory and many of the systems that move people, data, and goods around the world. After nearly seventy years of relying on the same classic ...

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

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You know physical activity is good for you. But if you've only got a few minutes, is it worth putting on your sneakers? Recent research suggests the answer is a resounding yes. Even short bouts of ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

When he takes office on Jan. 1, Mr. Mamdani will seek to move quickly to implement his affordability plans and respond to threats from President Trump. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor-elect Zohran ...

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 ...