Mathematicians have been mystified by ocean waves for centuries. But new research could be a very large step in the wave prediction world.

Researchers have created a prediction method that comes startlingly close to real-world results. It works by aiming for ...

Researchers have adapted Bell’s theorem from quantum mechanics to help them predict financial crises before they happen.

Lehigh researchers create new method that improves consistency between predicted and observed data. An international team of mathematicians led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim has ...

In the 1960s, the Soviet climatologist and mathematician Mikhail Budyko set out to investigate the potential future of a planet on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. He started by looking some 600 ...

New research reveals how Mayan astronomers built a precise eclipse prediction system using complex lunar mathematics.

When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...