For four decades, a quiet boundary in pure mathematics kept a powerful theorem locked inside the safe world of finite quantities. Now a new result known as Sebestyen’s theorem has pushed that boundary ...

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation ...

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

The Indian government declared National Mathematics Day in 2012 to honour the valuable contributions made by mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian math genius who failed college but independently reinvented mathematics. His life, ...

Celebrate National Mathematics Day on December 22, honouring Srinivasa Ramanujan's legacy. Discover how math extends beyond ...

The Colorado River is not broken. It is responding exactly as nature does when pushed beyond capacity. The failure is human.

athematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They ...

Ramanujan’s insights into pi are now guiding scientists toward a deeper understanding of how the universe works.

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...