The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

A math problem has left the internet stumped and social media users scrambling from their nearest protractor to figure it out. Students, teachers and social media are baffled by a tricky math question ...

In September 2019, news broke regarding progress on this 82-year-old question, thanks to prolific mathematician Terence Tao. And while the story of Tao's breakthrough is promising, the problem isn't ...

A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication — and raises hopes for progress on the famous abc conjecture. One morning last November, the ...

Previous attempts at testing AI have used math contest problems and questions already found in textbooks. What makes this study different is that the questions the programs faced were drawn from ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...