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What’s the perfect number of cards for playing poker? According to a new mathematical discovery, the answer is the traditional 52. Almost.In Texas Hold’em poker, players…

Are mom-and-pop stores going bankrupt at historically high levels? That would seem to be the impression you’d get from recent news reports referencing data released from…

Number enthusiasts may be looking to the new year with a touch of melancholy. Another perfect square like 2025 (452 = 2,025) won’t occur again until…

January 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. Axes Number of Recommended Childhood Vaccines in Blow to Public HealthThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

Joseph Curatolo was studying architecture four years ago when he took a summer job, teaching music to middle school students. When he told them he might…

A record 23 % of Americans believe the United States healthcare system is “in a state of crisis” and 47% think it has “major problems,” according…

Millions of people are turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including coughs, blocked noses and hiccups, according to data that health leaders say…

The number of people who believe “Britishness” is something you are born with has almost doubled in two years, according to research that warns of a…

I understand the main argument for reducing the number of cases tried by jury: they take longer and are significantly more expensive (‘A move towards an…

The growing number of satellites overhead may soon obscure photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other orbiting observatories. New research finds that passing satellites…