The December issue features Bob Berman on the language of the cosmos, ice on Mercury, Comet ISON coverage, and more.

Whether you are giving gifts to others or to yourself this holiday season, this list of the best popular science books of 2017 in the physical sciences is a great place to start reading and gifting ...

This time of year, many people are talking about movies and the Academy Awards. Three movies caught my interest this year: Interstellar, The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game. Each one ...

Before enrolling at the University of Chicago in 2009, Olga Turanova and Jessica Lin had heard that graduate students in mathematics enjoy a special feeling of community here. "It certainly is true," ...

Students receive advanced instruction in astronomy, math and physics. Students must complete a minimum of 23 credits in astrophysical and planetary sciences and a minimum of 28 credits in physics.

Home Data Center The astronomy and math behind leap day by Paul McNamara News Editor ...

Bob Berman’s strange universe: You do the math September 2005: When it comes to math, there are three kinds of people: those who hate it, those who love it, and those who don't understand it.

Khwārizmī, sometimes known as the father of algebra, was one of the most influential thinkers of all time. He revolutionised algebra and his seminal works in mathematics, astronomy and geography have ...

In a collision of astrophysics and algebra, a study of cosmic mirages known as gravitational lenses completes a mathematical theorem ...