Next time your wallet starts sweating at the thought of retail prices, remember that in this corner of Iowa, $34 isn’t just pocket change – it’s the beginning of a whole new wardrobe, a room makeover, ...

For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

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A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

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For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In practice, that ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was ...

On June 12, 2025, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) received a subpoena issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requesting highly sensitive patient health and procedure information ...