Like stretch marks left on skin that expanded too quickly or cracks embedded in freezing ice, cosmic strings are artifacts of ...

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven ...

The construction has caused some students and faculty to relocate to different classrooms and offices on campus.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

This year has seen some amazing advancements in fundamental mathematics. Researchers have made breakthroughs in geometry, topology, chaos theory, and more. And a startling three of our top 10 ...

A report about declining math preparation at UC San Diego has been generating hysterical headlines in national news outlets. The steep drops in math performance of incoming students, highlighted in a ...

Astronomers used powerful telescopes to uncover galaxies of every possible shape and size. From nearby spirals like Andromeda to distant systems formed just hundreds of millions of years after the Big ...

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Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Remember when the University of California kicked off a trend by eliminating the SAT test as an ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...