ABSTRACT: Multi-objective optimization remains a significant and realistic problem in engineering. A trade-off among conflicting objectives subject to equality and inequality constraints is known as ...

The color, likely caused by a genetic mutation, is lovely to behold but unfortunately detrimental to the critter's chances of survival. Reading time 2 minutes Robust grasshoppers are plump, almost ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Digital-only Grasshopper Bank has completed a $46.6 million funding round, which it plans to use to support its recent acquisition of Auto Club Trust and to potentially expand its ...

A small, intricately crafted vessel in the shape of a grasshopper has sold at auction in London for £340,000 ($455,000), despite growing concerns that it may have been looted from the tomb of ...

The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...

The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

Abstract: Heart disease appears to be a significant worldwide medical concern and alarmingly, a leading cause of death. Accurate prediction and rapid diagnosis are important in providing timely ...