The UK’s new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act – commonly referred to as Martyn’s Law – introduced a legal duty for qualifying organisations to take steps to protect the public from the threat of terrorism. A key part of this duty …
A few quick math/physics items (OK, mostly math…): Contributions to next year’s ICM have already been written up by many speakers, and posted on the arXiv. Try this link to find them. There’s a wonderful new result from Kevin Costello …
A University of Missouri-led discovery could pave the way for improved diagnosis and treatment of unexplained movement disorders. An international team of researchers led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri has discovered a new genetic disorder that interferes …
Tom Bridges visited the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Exeter last week (20-24 October). His host for the visit was Hamid Alemi Ardakani (former PhD student and Postdoc at Surrey, now Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at …
John Clarke, an emeritus professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum tunneling, one of many strange aspects of quantum mechanics. Clarke shared the prize with …
For years, many scientists have warned that Earth is undergoing another mass extinction, with species disappearing faster than ever before. These warnings often rely on projecting extinction data from the past 500 years into the future, assuming that current rates …
There are 4 basic operations. The graphic organizer below shows what these operations are along with some other important terms. Read the lesson or take the quiz to see how much you know. Teachers! Use this graphic organizer to easily …
Stories and news reports about cyberattacks and cyber incidents often sound more action-packed than fiction. But it’s true: Malicious actors and cyber criminals are becoming increasingly innovative and sophisticated in their attacks. With each data breach or malware attack, there’s …
Welcome back fellow adventurers! Last month we shared our recommendations for about half of the classes in Dungeons & Dragons, and now we’re here to share the rest of them. Whether you’re a noble paladin laying down the law or …
Archaeologists have discovered an unusual circular stone grave in southern Germany. Dating to the Roman Empire, the large tomb was completely empty — and it may have been erected as a monument to honor someone buried elsewhere. “The tomb was …