The Pyramids of Giza are often admired for their scale, but their precision is harder to explain. Measurements reveal mathematical relationships that appear deliberate rather than accidental. These ...

Abstract: We present RAPPIDS: a novel collision checking and planning algorithm for multicopters that is capable of quickly finding local collision-free trajectories given a single depth image from an ...

During the Dahi Handi festival, part of Janmashtami celebrations, Govindas (youngsters) form human pyramids to smash a pot of milk, curd and butter suspended at a height, in a playful re-enactment of ...

Glastonbury Festival goers and Sir Rod Stewart fans have been left in stitches after spotting a "hilarious" gaffe the singer made during his performance, which has only just come to light. The amusing ...

The roundest country (left, Sierra Leone) and the squarest country (right, Egypt), with flags overlaid. Some countries are long and thin, others compact and nearly symmetrical. Some follow natural ...

Math captivates some students, but for many others, the subject can feel hopelessly abstract, boring, or downright nerve-wracking—especially if students have trouble visualizing possible solutions or ...

Bill Plaschke can never write a better column than his piece about Cori Close and John Wooden. Nor can anyone else. Great column by Bill Plaschke on how Cori Close was mentored by John Wooden. I did ...

we'll be exploring the volumes of rectangular pyramids today with cubes and rectangular prisms this is a cube all the sides are the same length to find the volume of a cube I can multiply the length ...

The Man Behind the Sensational Pyramid Dog Video Returns! The man who captured hearts with his viral Pyramid Dog video is back at the scene of the iconic moment! This time, he’s ready to share more ...