George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

It’s a breakthrough in the field of random walks.

Are high school students getting the preparation they need for college math? The question, long a focus of study in K-12 math education and policy, is now the subject of a Senate inquiry. Sen. Bill ...

A mystery novel, a history book, and a fantasy epic may have little in common in plot or style. But count the words inside them and a strange regularity appears: many new words show up early, then ...

Newly released financial documents and photos obtained from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are reigniting interest in the late sex offender's wealth and how he amassed it.