A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

For post-holiday travel, the Sunday after has attracted the largest crowds over the past three years. We calculated the average daily number of passengers flying during this time frame in the past ...

Using advanced mathematical tools inspired by physics, the team has derived a general equation for any number of tangent ...

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The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...

Monash University researchers have extended Descartes’ Circle Theorem by finding a general equation for any number of tangent ...

The tank of each plane holds just enough fuel to take it halfway around the world. Any desired amount of fuel can be ...

World leaders were hit with an escalation in the US trade war as Donald Trump unveiled a swathe of tariffs on imported goods affecting nearly every country. On so-called “Liberation Day”, the United ...

BBC Global spoke with expert Elizabeth Toomarian to find out why the human brain has difficulty processing very large numbers ...

With a new facility on deck, that number may double or triple within the next few years. “This year is a very big turning point for us with the new shop, new products that we’re bringing in ...

carrying more than 35 million passengers that year - the biggest number it had ever recorded. Air France and KLM merged officially in 2004, forming the Air France-KLM group, with both airlines ...