Llabrés preferred physics and math. In Barcelona for college, she dove into the theoretical mysteries of black holes and quantum gravity. After earning her doctorate, she changed gears: She wanted to ...

The reason that math is the way it is is because humans realized that it was the right way to model the earth and what they were observing. What is fascinating is that it works so well.

Can certain math puzzles always be solved using a set of allowed moves, like rearranging or undoing steps? “It’s like trying to find your way through a maze the size of Earth. These are very ...

Global climate models, such as the Energy Exascale Earth System Model developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, rely on many underlying equations that simulate Earth's natural processes.