The Fibonacci sequence is a famous mathematical sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. People claim there are many special properties about the numerical sequence, such as ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

Katie Liu is a science journalist who writes for Discover Magazine, covering scientific studies on human health, archaeology, the environment and space exploration. View Full Profile. Nature is ...