We all start our lives as symmetric balls of cells. In humans, during the first few weeks after fertilization, embryonic ...

That word is “polarization.” Defined as a “division into two sharply distinct opposites,” “polarization” grew dramatically in search volume over the past year due to what the online ...

The CRM-Fields-PIMS prize is the premier Canadian award for research achievements in the mathematical sciences. It is awarded ...

Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski ...