Kauri trees are among the largest (total mass) in the world and can live upwards of 2500 years. The largest known living ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

Topology has real implications in the world. For example, topological techniques can be brought to bear on calculating the trajectories of spacecraft, and missions have been saved by the efforts of ...

Insects that tuck away their wings using origami creases have inspired foldable structures for drones and solar panels that ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Mathematicians have discovered a pattern known as the einstein tile — a single shape that can cover an infinite plane without ...

Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.

A celestial object that baffled astronomers, 3I/ATLAS, has undergone a dramatic transformation, shedding its distinct comet-like tail to adopt a more rounded shape. This sudden change has prompted ...