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 ...

A 24-year-old man was hacked to death, allegedly by his father-in-law, in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district, just three months after his wedding. As per the police, it was an inter-caste marriage. The ...

Police said the incident took place last month at a temple in Thiruvalanchuzhi A 75-year-old temple priest has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for ...

Tamil Nadu's food culture is a celebration of spice, aroma, and comfort. The state's cuisine has several iconic dishes that are loved not only within the region but across the country. Chicken plays a ...

In an alarming turn of events, Chennai’s police acted quickly on a bomb threat email sent to the famous music composer Ilaiyaraaja's studio, concluding it was a hoax. This event is part of a wider ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

The big picture: In 2019, Google's Sycamore chip achieved quantum supremacy by solving a random number problem that would have taken the fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to complete. Although that ...