Excitement soared on Saturday, November 8, as millions of hopefuls across the United States awaited the results of the ...

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

Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Powerball winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, Nov. 12 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $516 million ...

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 ...

NARRATOR: Hello Snoot, I see you’re shopping. NARRATOR: Let’s see, you’ve got 5 eyeballs and 5 blobs. The eyeballs are 3 credits each and the blobs are 2 credits each. Add those 2 prices together. 3 ...

Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. from the Florida Lottery draw studio ...

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

The “low hire, low fire” economy has meant fewer layoffs for those with jobs, while the unemployed struggle to find work.

19 is only 1 away from 20, so you prefer to start by multiplying 20 times 5, which equals 100. Then we need to take away a squadron of 5, because there are actually only 19 squadrons, not 20. 100 take ...

Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, Nov. 8 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $467 million ($218 ...