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George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development.

For the first time since Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967, the government will create a mechanism to officially register large swaths of land under the state.

This landmark public-private partnership reflects the Texans' commitment to redefining and elevating engagement with the community. "Today is a historic day for the Houston Texans, our fans, and the ...

Mouse primary motor and somatosensory cortices contain detailed information about the many time-varying arm and paw joint angles during reaching and grasping, implying a 'low-level' role in ...

Learn how to calculate the centroid of a semicircle with ease! In this video, we demonstrate 3 simple and effective methods to find the centroid, making this fundamental concept in geometry and ...

Just before winter break, news broke that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to close its centers for African, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Slavic, Eurasian ...

The practice of out-of-area taxi work, in which drivers get a licence in one place but operate mainly in another, is to be overhauled by the government. It has been prompted after a sharp rise in ...

UNC’s six area studies centers will close down, according to multiple sources close to the situation. UNC Media Relations wrote that the implementation plan, including further updates, will be ...

A mysterious aircraft crash near Nevada’s secretive Area 51 has triggered weeks of speculation, a military probe — and allegations of a government cover-up. The incident occurred Sept. 23 on public ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, area studies programs have declined across the United Kingdom, Australia, ...