The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

In the first of this two-part series of articles on the impact of long-hours working culture, we evaluate whether the ...

Mathematicians have been mystified by ocean waves for centuries. But new research could be a very large step in the wave prediction world.

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

Discover the list of 9 most famous mathematicians in history. Learn about Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, whose ideas shaped ...

At the height of Europe’s Enlightenment, one man illuminated mathematics like never before — even as darkness claimed his sight. Leonhard Euler unified entire branches of science through logic, ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

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).

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

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...