Gerd Faltings, a number theorist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, has won the 2026 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of ...

Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.

A team led by Professor Daniel Abrams and PhD graduate Emma Zajdela (PhD ’23) created—and mined—the most comprehensive ...

Fashion insiders and beauty magazines have long cited the "20-year-rule"—the idea that clothing trends often resurface every two decades. According to Northwestern University scientists, that ...

ChatGPT’s new visual math tutor turns formulas into moving diagrams you can actually understand ...

Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first ...

Maggi Ajjayya, Kottur’s “Computer Man,” amazes social media with lightning-fast mental math. Despite only studying till 8th grade and surviving by begging, his calculation tricks have gone viral.

Michael W. Green did some math recently. For a family of four to afford housing, health care, child care and other necessities, he calculated that they would need at least $136,500 a year. The U.S.

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...