It is well-known that Pythagoras’ ancient Greek equation for right triangles: a2+ b2= c2 , is older than ancient Greece. We also know that in Khufu’s pyramid the height equals the radius of a circle ...

Abstract: Flexible and wearable piezoresistive pressure sensors are attracting great attention for applications in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces (HMIs), soft robotics, and human ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

The pyramids of Egypt are history’s ultimate “wait, that can’t be real” achievements. These ancient wonders were built thousands of years ago, yet they remain taller, heavier, and way more mysterious ...

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

The film explores different geometric shapes, focusing on cylinders, rectangular prisms, and pyramids. It describes the properties of each shape, such as the curved surface of a cylinder, the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Throughout the 3,00,000 years of human existence on earth, demographers estimate that approximately 108 billion people have lived so far. Remarkably, until 1804, the global population never exceeded 1 ...

Close your eyes and picture the Transamerica Pyramid. For most people living in the Bay Area, it’s an easy exercise. The pyramid appears in postcards, films and murals, and punctuates the city’s ...

Martin Gardner’s Mathematical Games column in Scientific American fascinated and mystified readers for decades—and his legacy continues to bring mathematicians, artists and puzzlers together. Gardner ...

Heavy rains in Mexico’s Michoacán state have caused the partial collapse of an ancient pre-Columbian pyramid at the Ihuatzio archaeological site. The collapse occurred on 29 July, and the following ...