A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

More than 900 students at UC San Diego needed catch-up math classes in the fall of 2025 compared to 32 five years earlier.

Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot ...

With Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom barred by law from seeking a third term, it’s the most wide-open contest for governor in a ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature is taking steps to ban proposition betting in the state. Utah's House passed HB243 to ...

Prediction markets entice enterprising nerds to make and lose fortunes by wagering on everything from politics to the weather. Here’s why they’re unstoppable—and only getting more powerful.

Journal Editorial Report: Billionaires flee as Newson vows to fight the proposed ballot measure. Photo: Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press California is flirting with a new and destructive tax. A ...

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Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

In 2025, physicists spotted a paradigm-shifting new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and discovered that the Earth’s deep interior may be more connected than previously thought, ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one year since California passed Proposition 36, letting nonviolent drug and low-level theft offenders choose rehabilitation over prison time. Downtown ...