Cracking the code of kimberlite eruptions: How diamonds make their rapid ascent

If you've ever held or beheld a diamond, there's a good chance it came from a kimberlite. Over 70% of the world's diamonds ...

Celestial mechanics: Analytical model reveals true cause of orbit bifurcations near Lagrange points

Advanced space travel relies on a fundamental understanding of the restricted three-body problem (RTBP), in which one of the ...
Quanta Magazine

A Simple Way To Measure Knots Has Come Unraveled

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.
The Harvard Crimson

Fifteen Questions: Curtis T. McMullen on Shared Truths, Unsolved Problems, and How to Illustrate Infinity

The Cabot Professor of Mathematics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss life lessons from mathematics, the challenges of ...