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.

Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the ...

The “Women in Math” touring exhibition that started with a show in Berlin in 2016 stems from the observation that even today, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hard as it may be to imagine, there’s a newly defined geometric shape on the books. Based on recent calculations, mathematicians ...

Renowned as both a rigorous mathematician and thoughtful mentor, Ono was noted for his foundational work in algebraic number ...

As the U.S. looks toward the 2018 midterm elections, it's worth noting that hundreds of scientists and other STEM professionals have decided to run for office. As someone with a math background, I ...

In the 1950s, four decades before he won a Nobel Prize for his contributions to game theory and his story inspired the book and film “A Beautiful Mind,” the mathematician John Nash proved one of the ...

Mathematicians have partnered with artificial intelligence to suggest and prove new mathematical theorems. For the first time, mathematicians have partnered with artificial intelligence to suggest and ...

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