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‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Sometimes mathematicians try to tackle a problem head…
Mathematicians plan computer proof of Fermat’s last theorem
Pierre de Fermat’s scribblings set mathematicians on a centuries-long quest GRANGER Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Mathematicians hope to develop…
You Can Count on Pi
For geeks, there are several great holidays on the calendar. There is of course Mole Day (10/23) to…
Fear of predators may have helped us conceptualise the idea of zero
Zeros are critical to mathematics, astronomy and engineering Carol Yepes / Getty The human brain may have learned…