Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very ...

David Ussery discuss work using high-performance computing for the analysis of millions of viral genome sequences ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

For Mr. Santos, math can also inspire ideas about structures that have already been built — a new way to see and appreciate the world. Inspired by this idea, The New York Times created a virtual tour ...

“There are three boxes,” begins the puzzle, posted on Reddit this past weekend and no doubt everywhere else at some point too ...

Researchers uncovered 53 genetic loci linked to quantitative ability, distinguishing it from general intelligence and ...

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

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The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so ...

Our work addresses the long-standing issue of the relationship between mathematics and language. By scanning professional mathematicians, we show that high-level mathematical reasoning rests on a set ...