Why Pi Matters

from The New Yorker Why Pi Matters BY STEVEN STROGATZ The beauty of pi, in part, is that it puts infinity within reach. CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY JEFFREY COOLIDGE / GETTY Every March 14th, mathematicians like me are prodded out of our burrows like Punxsutawney Phil on...

Why Pacquiao-Mayweather Matters

from The New Yorker How Much Does Pacquiao-Mayweather Matter? BY KELEFA SANNEH Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY ESTHER LIN/SHOWTIME® In a humid boxing gym in Hollywood on Tuesday, members of the sports media outnumbered world-class boxers by...

Enceladus Moon

from Popular Mechanics Why the Warm Ocean on This Moon of Saturn Could Be Perfect for Life One of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth just got even more tantalizing Move over, Europa. It looks as though the most life-friendly habitat ever...

Mining The Moon

from CNBC Billionaire teams up with NASA to mine the moon by Susan Caminiti Source: MoonExpress Moon Express, a Mountain View, California-based company that’s aiming to send the first commercial robotic spacecraft to the moon next year, just took another step...