What does the word 'infinity' mean? The word infinity is derived from the Latin word "infinite", which means infinity and has no limit or end. As a result, infinity has become a popular and very ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: December 3, 1616, 401 years ago today -- a big day for mathematics ... a very, VERY big day. For that day saw the birth in England of John Wallis, the ...

Why do we venerate the evergreen tree as a part of the Christmas season? I think it has to do with the fact that they persist in being green throughout the winter. They are part of the enduring things ...

A twisted ring of gas stretching more than 600 light-years across the heart of the Milky Way galaxy has been observed in its entirety for the first time. The gaseous ring, which gives birth to new ...