Mathematics Mathematician finds brilliant solution to 50-year-old Mobius strip puzzle September 13, 2023
Mathematics “Nobel of Mathematics” awarded for equations predicting the behavior of the world around us March 22, 2023
Mathematics The pandemic killed a million Americans. But the human brain is terrible at big numbers April 1, 2022
Mathematics Abel Prize awarded to pioneering mathematician who built bridges between seemingly different fields of math January 3, 2023
Mathematics Why some people can’t count past “1”: Mathematical thinking is shaped by language and culture July 19, 2023
Mathematics New statistical approach aims to predict when low-probability, high-impact events happen December 3, 2021
Mathematics Mathematicians know how to solve traffic jams — we just need policymakers to listen September 30, 2021
Mathematics Why is an egg shaped like an egg? Turns out, there’s some serious math behind it September 16, 2021
Mathematics Oldest example of applied geometry found in 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet August 5, 2021
Mathematics Scientists develop origami inflatable structures that are stable both inflated and deflated April 22, 2021
Mathematics Scientists find no difference in math ability in the brains of boys and girls April 21, 2021
Mathematics The pandemic changed the way we dream. A new study tries to make sense of it all February 5, 2021
Mathematics You’ve been brewing espresso the wrong way this whole time, mathematicians say January 22, 2020
Environment New model predicts where Ebola might strike next — and climate change is an issue October 16, 2019
Mathematics How simple subtractions can stump even mathematicians — and why that matters for understanding our brains July 31, 2019
Mathematics Karen Uhlenbeck officially receives the Abel Prize — the first woman ever to do so May 22, 2019
History The kill rate in Game of Thrones is actually quite realistic, a new study reveals April 15, 2019
Mathematics Karen Uhlenbeck wins the “Nobel” of Mathematics — the first time the prize was won by a woman March 27, 2019
Mathematics Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis May 5, 2023
Mathematics Renowned mathematician claims “simple” solution to 160-year-old problem September 24, 2018
Mathematics Researchers have found a pattern for prime numbers — and it resembles something from nature September 21, 2018
Biology Amateur mathematician Aubrey de Grey, known for his work on anti-aging, solves decades-old problem April 20, 2018
History “Nothing” changed: ancient Indian text pushes the history of zero back 500 years September 15, 2017
Archaeology Ancient 3700-year-old Babylonian tablet may be earliest evidence of trigonometry February 17, 2023
