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 ...

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

What are positive and negative numbers? Any number above zero is a positive number. Positive numbers are written with no sign or a '\({+}\)' sign in front of them and they are counted up from zero to ...

President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit low points of 44% in the two latest surveys released this week, with one showing three-quarters of Americans oppose the government shutdown and more than ...