Yes, the weight distribution on an aircraft really does affect how well it flies. Our physics guy explains.

Despite the egregious math error, the study's authors stand by their warning about toxic chemicals in black kitchenware.

The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.

Mathematician David Bessis claims that mathematical thinking isn’t what you think it is, and that everyone can benefit from doing more of it.

How do these giant balloons work? What makes them both easier and more complicated than a normal-size balloon?

This famous probability theory was intuitive, even obvious. It was also wrong.

In a nutshell, you can get the distances or the sizes right, but not both. Space is hard!