Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

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A team of physicists claims to have killed the simulation hypothesis with math. According to Science Daily, researchers led ...

Prime numbers, the "atoms of arithmetic," have captivated mathematicians for centuries. These numbers, divisible only by themselves and one, appear deceptively random yet hide intricate patterns.

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Brilliant figures such as Sergey Nikitovich Mergelyan (1928-2008) defined the 20th century as an era for extraordinary ...

Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades. By wiggling a needle around while spinning it, you can minimize the amount of space it moves through, ...

After 32 years of waiting, mathematicians calculate Dedekind's ninth number, a 42-digit giant that defied logic.

Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, John Nash—these “beautiful” minds never fail to enchant the public, but they also remain somewhat elusive. How do some people progress from being able to ...

In January, the math community had its big event of the year -- the Joint Mathematics Meeting -- where 3,000 mathematicians and math students gathered to talk about new advances in the field and ...