The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

Abstract: Quadriphase receivers, like biphase receivers, have the ability to false lock on a sideband of the data modulation. The theory associated with this phenomenon for receivers of binary ...

A binary star system, designated D9, has been discovered orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole (SMBH), providing the first compelling evidence that previously enigmatic G objects are ...

Abstract: We present maximum-likelihood (ML) coherent and noncoherent classifiers for discriminating between NRZ and Manchester coded (biphase-L) data formats for binary phase-shift-keying (BPSK) ...

What Is a Nonbinary Person? Lots of us grow up in societies that recognize two genders: female and male. That idea is called a gender binary. But what if you don’t feel like you’re strictly a man or a ...

Three, as Schoolhouse Rock! told children of the 1970s, is a magic number. Three little pigs; three beds, bowls and bears for Goldilocks; three Star Wars trilogies. You need at least three legs for a ...

Warning! This piece contains spoilers for The Marvels mid-credits scene. It’s been an uneven year for Marvel movies and shows, with the unimpressive arrival of Ant-Man: Quantumania and the lackluster ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you don't already know how computers work, it may seem like an unapproachable subject. It's the kind of high-level science and math that ...

There are those, politicians, pundits and even a few scientists, who maintain that whether our bodies make ova or sperm are all we need to know about sex. They assert that men and women are defined by ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Collin Levy and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly The transgender movement has left ...

I first learned about Furtuna Skin the way I learn about most things these days: scrolling through TikTok. As I mindlessly stared at my phone, my thumb stopped, hovering over a woman with basically ...