The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has discovered the largest known prime number, 2 77,232,917 -1, having 23,249,425 digits. A computer volunteered by Jonathan Pace made the find on ...

I never need an excuse to talk about the great mathematician Terence Tao. So when the governor-general, Sam Mostyn, on Monday named Terence Tao a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2026 King’s ...

Testing pizza ovens is probably one of the things I look forward to most in my job as a test editor for Popular Mechanics. It’s also one of the things my colleagues look forward to, because—well, free ...

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats. It may help manage weight, support heart health, and reduce diabetes risk. The diet focuses on whole foods rather ...