WORCESTER – Many residents in the Shore Drive area were without water or power the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 10, as a water main break hit the neighborhood for the second time in recent days. The ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

1 Henan Polytechnic, Zhengzhou, China 2 School of Railway Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China This study mainly includes five sections. The first section primarily ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. “I no longer come home to wet papers and a soggy bag” Sian is a Commerce News Updates Editor for PEOPLE. She has covered consumer ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

We know Lifestraw best for lightweight, ultraportable water filter and purification products it aims at backpacking and other backcountry usage – the "straw" is right there in the name. But the ...

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Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

During excavations at the Khalkhajar archaeological site near the village of Sarband, Tajikistan, archaeologists discovered an approximately 2,000-year-old clay jug. This alone was a fascinating find, ...

California's drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated.

The ocean is teeming with life. But unless you get up close, much of the marine world can easily remain unseen. That's because water itself can act as an effective cloak: Light that shines through the ...