It looks simple at first, but this math problem has the internet stumped. Don't be fooled - it demands more brainpower than ...

The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.

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

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

People are treating the presence of em dashes, especially if they’re used in abundance, as one of the biggest tells if ...

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).

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

Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.