Science Daily

These mesmerizing patterns are secretly solving hard problems

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

A tug-of-war explains a decades-old question about how bacteria swim

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...
CNN

The solution to America’s affordability problem might be broken, too

The best way to fix Americans’ cost-of-living problem is to give workers bigger raises, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week. The problem: That solution looks broken, too. The US job ...
Wall Street Journal

All That Cheap Chinese Stuff Is Now Europe’s Problem

LONDON—President Trump’s crackdown on Chinese imports in the U.S. has redirected a tsunami of cheap stuff into Europe. Some of it is pooled in Xue Er’s backyard. A stay-at-home mom in her 40s who ...
Forbes

The Real Roots Of America’s Affordability Problem

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Americans have spent the better part of the last four years ...
CNN

The No. 1 cause of America’s affordability problem just got worse

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...