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

New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science ...

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

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

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Odyssey Math Tuition, a tuition agency in Singapore, has launched a dedicated JC 1 math tuition elearning course to support ...

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

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

Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Potsdam, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a ...

Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student ...