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

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

From losing passports to fearing public transit or missing out, travelers share their most irrational anxieties.

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

Two people of interest are in custody after gunfire Downtown on Fountain Square injured two people on Monday evening. Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said a disagreement between two parties "at ...

The amygdala is part of the limbic system, which regulates emotional and behavioral responses. An amygdala hijack is a fight-or-flight response to stress. To better understand what an amygdala hijack ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three (53%) disapprove. The latest figures ...