The verdict, it seems, is in: artificial intelligence is not about to replace mathematicians. That is the immediate takeaway from the “First Proof” challenge—perhaps the most robust test yet of the ...

THE increase in primary school Mathematics teaching time from next year is a step towards arresting declining global scores ...

The quest to make mathematics rigorous has a long and spotty history — one mathematicians can learn from as they push to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live. Now, yet another has been exposed. In 1900, the ...

At first glance, the worlds of abstract mathematics and human hope may appear disconnected. Yet a deeper look reveals that ...

A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication — and raises hopes for progress on the famous abc conjecture. One morning last November, the ...

A mathematician has built an algebraic solution to an equation that was once believed impossible to solve. The equations are fundamental to maths as well as science, where they have broad applications ...

Mathematics often feels like a collection of isolated islands. Each one operates with its own rules, and building bridges ...

It is rare to read about “spectacular progress” or a “once-in-a-century” result in mathematics. That’s for good reason: if a problem has not had a solution for many years, then completely new ...