The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

A classic math rule now handles infinity. New work strengthens the math behind physics and unbounded systems. % ...

At the frontiers of theoretical physics, many of the most popular ideas have one thing in common: they begin from a mathematical framework that seeks to explain more things than our currently ...

Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine-appointed ad hoc committee will plan and organize a workshop that will bring together academic, industry, and government stakeholders to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The film The Man Who Knew Infinity tells the gripping story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, an exceptionally talented, ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very ...

Mathematics is one of the oldest disciplines of study. For all its antiquity, however, it is a modern, rapidly growing field. Only 70 years ago, mathematics might have been said to consist of algebra, ...

As India advances toward an AI-enabled, innovation-oriented economy, cultivating this mindset among children is no longer ...

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional mathematical model of prostate cancer. The model depicts various processes, including tumour growth, genetic evolution and tumour cell competition.

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...