Excitement soared on Saturday, November 8, as millions of hopefuls across the United States awaited the results of the ...

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

Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of ...

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

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 ...

Powerball winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, Nov. 12 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $516 million ...

The Calculator app on your iPhone (and iPad) is capable of a host of numeric maneuvers. Beyond performing basic and complex calculations, it can handle complicated scientific equations and convert ...

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The “low hire, low fire” economy has meant fewer layoffs for those with jobs, while the unemployed struggle to find work.

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