Most people probably don’t think of mathematics when they hear “busy beavers.” But these eager little animals symbolize one of the most amazing concepts of the knotty field: not everything can be ...

Once upon a time, over 40 years ago, a horde of computer scientists descended on the West German city of Dortmund. They were competing to catch an elusive quarry — only four of its kind had ever been ...

Work at state DMV offices ground to a halt after a nationwide computer problem prompted the state agency to shut down its system. Problems with a national computer system forced the North Carolina ...