Stories by Max Springer

An elegant matchmaking algorithm called Gale-Shapley can find the best possible pairings for everybody

Astronauts may have the guts for space travel—but not the kidneys

Mathematicians reveal that tiling your multidimensional bathroom will lead to never-ending disorder

Paralympian and surgeon John McFall is redefining the astronaut image and proving that space travel is achievable for people with physical disabilities

A new mathematical technique shows how to build small objects in any dimension that roll like a wheel, expanding our understanding of higher dimensional space

A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realms

Three decades of tornado science research is now at play in the new summer flick Twisters

Sean Waugh, a professional storm chaser and meteorologist, talks about his role in advising Hollywood on tornado science and the awe-inspiring experience of chasing twisters

A new approach uses language models to interrogate other language models and sniff out lies

Pollution from skyrocketing numbers of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could threaten our planet’s protective ozone layer