Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own "undecipherable" coded languages. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Tamás ...

Despite the greatest strides in mathematics, these hard math problems remain unsolved. Take a crack at them yourself.

A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the connection between electricity and magnetism. In 2018, as he prepared to be awarded the Fields Medal, math’s highest ...

Sujatha Ramdorai turned childhood curiosity into global mathematical impact, overcoming illness and continuing to inspire ...

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...

Find the latest Number Theory news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos.