Discover a fast and powerful calculus-based method for finding square roots with impressive accuracy. This explanation shows how derivatives and iterative approximation can be used to quickly zero in ...

EUSTIS, Fla. — It all started with grief—and turned into something much bigger. After losing her parents in 2000, Margaret Reese-Williams started exploring her family history to honor their memory. A ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

The dreaded root canal may be necessary for good oral health, but it could also potentially lower inflammation and improve blood sugar and cholesterol, according to a new study. Researchers from ...

A new medical study found that the wide-ranging symptoms of Gulf War illness appear to be caused by a failure of cells to produce adequate energy, bringing experts a step closer to finding the root ...

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 ...

People in Liberty Twp. may have received a NextDoor alert Wednesday night about a child finding a loaded gun at Liberty Park in Liberty Twp., but the alert was actually for Liberty Park in Spokane, ...

If it pans out, it’s a big deal. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration caused a stir last week when they announced they had found potential signs of ancient microbial life on ...

Large fluke were caught in the Barnegat Bay and ocean waters following Hurricane Erin. Fluke fishermen netted some very big fish this week as the ocean slowly settled down from the strong winds, waves ...

Mookie Betts’ closed-door meeting with Dave Roberts and Andrew Friedman sparked a lot of rumors. Following the Los Angeles Times reporting that Betts met with his manager and president of baseball ...