After 32 years of waiting, mathematicians calculate Dedekind's ninth number, a 42-digit giant that defied logic.

The Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia arranged floral depictions on pottery with symmetry and numerical sequences, displaying one of the earliest pieces of evidence of mathematical thinking.

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

An expert Q&A on the evolving landscape of representation and warranty (R&W) insurance in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the widespread adoption of R&W insurance by private equity sponsors and ...

The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

A high-stakes technology race is playing out in the human brain. Brain-computer interfaces are already letting people with paralysis control computers and communicate their needs, and will soon enable ...

The race to build artificial intelligence is driven by little silicon chips called GPUs, which were originally created for video games. A drawing of a GPU chip Tech companies are now packing GPUs — ...

The percentage gain for women artists is due to a numerical decline in men on Billboard's Year-End charts, study finds With the Grammys just days away, the big question is: who will walk away as the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Summary: Scientists have discovered that neurons in the human brain recognize the number zero as a numerical value, not just “nothing.” Using microelectrodes, researchers monitored brain activity in ...