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

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

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When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you’re only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface ...

Had he the inclination, there are any number of ways Corey Schwab could dress up the story of Karel Vejmelka. A former NHL ...

Root’s third quarter results were met with a negative reaction from the market, despite the company delivering both revenue ...

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

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).

This article explores the world of snowbirds — people who escape cold northern winters by heading south to warmer states like ...

Kauri trees are among the largest (total mass) in the world and can live upwards of 2500 years. The largest known living ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Niall Coll of Ossory as the new Bishop of Raphoe, marking his first appointment of an Irish bishop since the papal election last May.