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

The aviation version: Pilots do a thorough preflight inspection inside and outside the plane, checking many details. After ...

In her new book, How to Fall in Love with Questions , behavioral psychologist Elizabeth Weingarten reveals her personal and ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

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

NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Hogan, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Bristol, about his research on the "Golfer's Curse" - when a ball looks like it's been sunk, but spins back ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just ...