The Kakeya Conjecture, a Decades-Old Math Problem, Is Solved in Three Dimensions
Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Spinning Needle PuzzleFor a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating…
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Inside the decades-long fight to tear down the Klamath dams – Grist
Loading… Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the…
Is Elon Musk’s DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?
Elon Musk is a close associate of US president Donald TrumpK C Alfred/San Diego U-T/ZUMA…
Why US obesity rates fell for the first time in decades
Obesity rates in the US have begun fallingEvgeniya Pavlova/Getty Images For decades, rates of obesity…
Design an interstellar ‘generation ship’ to spend decades among the stars with Hyperion Project competition
Human technology has allowed us to extend the scope of our curiosity beyond the confines…
Some wildfires grow twice as fast as they did two decades ago
Wreckage from the 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, HawaiiRick Bowmer/Associated Press/Alamy Wildfires in the western US…
South America is burning. Climate scientists who have seen this coming for decades
South America is experiencing its worst forest fire season in nearly two decades, with millions…
An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades
This story is a collaboration between Grist and el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. It was supported by the…
Is youth mental health really worse today than it was decades ago?
The covid-19 lockdowns may have hit young people particularly hardJustin Paget/Getty Images Young people’s mental…
Why one Southern California city is updating its zoning code after decades of environmental issues
This story was originally published by LA Public Press, an independent, non-profit newsroom advocating for a better…