Most planets were discovered the obvious way, by someone spotting an unexplained point of light and recognizing it as a world. Neptune arrived differently. Its existence and location were worked out ...

Quantum entanglement is key to solving a 250-year-old mathematical puzzle – and the discovery could ultimately help build quantum computers that are more resilient to errors. In the 1700s, according ...

OpenAI showed that AI can tackle long-standing problems in mathematics. Experts are excited about the possibilities — and worried about what comes next for their field.

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AI-powered breakthroughs are raising big questions about how to do mathematics – and why we do it in the first place.

For nearly eighty years, Florida has been the answer to the question “where should I retire?” Beaches, no income tax, and a ...

For more than five centuries, Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man has invited admiration, imitation and endless geometric ...

First-year educators commencing their careers with high hopes — and clear understandings of today’s classroom challenges.

When he won the Fields Medal last week, Jacob Tsimerman accepted the most prestigious honor in math wearing a powder-blue tuxedo with satin lapels. Then he made an announcement as striking as his tux.

Three of the four Fields Medalists announced today by the International Mathematical Union are Princeton alumni: Yu Deng *15, John Pardon '11, who is a former mathematics faculty member, and Jacob ...

Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic ...