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

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

As children many of us are taught that being “good” means being obedient: doing what we’re told by parents, teachers and authority figures. But that conditioning can make it incredibly difficult to ...

A Michigan woman's decision to ask artificial intelligence for help has paid off in spectacular fashion - with a $100,000 Powerball win. Tammy Carvey, 45, of Wyandotte near Detroit, struck gold in the ...