The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Nov. 21 (UPI) --The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design, to "address the trend of higher injury rates for women than men in ...

BREAKING: Trump orders blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela news Alerts There are no new alerts at this time WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Even if you love to shop, trying things on in stores can be time-consuming. Clothing subscription boxes deliver a curated assortment of clothing and accessories right to your door, minus shipping fees ...

Dijkstra, bidirectional A*, and A* with landmarks and triangle inequality (ALT) algorithms were selected and implemented based on their reported good performance in earlier studies. The algorithm ...