There's a lot of chatter in the fitness world about what constitutes a great workout. Some folks swear a series of awkward exercises is the key to gains. Others claim a quick jump rope workout that ...

Adopt-a-Highway signs are a ubiquitous fixture on United States roadways, and there’s a good reason why: States save millions of dollars each year by turning over trash pickup to groups that actually ...

President Barack Obama told the world that everyone should learn how to code. And now he's putting his money where his mouth is. Earlier today, to help kick-off the annual Computer Science Education ...

Ever heard of Hello World? This sample code is a programmer’s rite of passage, but what does it mean and why do we use it? Discover the program’s history and see how it reveals various language ...

Trump Accounts promise a simple pitch: a government-blessed way to invest for a child's future, with a $1,000 head start for some newborns and tax-deferred growth along the way. The reality is more ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...