“This is a marvelous step” toward more efficient random number generation, says Rajarshi Roy, a physicist at the University of Maryland in College Park who was not involved in the work. Random number ...

From frogs faking their own deaths to the surprising reason behind the metallic smell of coins, this video covers a wide range of intriguing scientific discoveries and phenomena. Whether you're a ...

RANDOMNESS IS A valuable commodity. Computer models of complex systems ranging from the weather to the stockmarket are voracious consumers of random numbers. Cryptography, too, relies heavily on ...

NPR’s daily science podcast Short Wave covers hot topics but also random science stories you may not hear anywhere else. The short episodes focus on making science fun and interesting but also show ...