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

Mathematicians just made a big leap forward on one of the field’s all-time favorite problems. Curves—squiggly lines through space, such as a comet’s trajectory or a stock market trend—are some of math ...

The director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics is the first German researcher to receive this prestigious ...

Gerd Faltings, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, has become the first German to receive the Abel Prize, having previously been awarded the Fields Medal.

Today is Pi Day for 2026, the universal celebration of an amazing, mysterious, and irrational mathematical constant. What's ...

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...

Prof. Raj Shree Dhar dharrajshree@gmail.com It is often said that mathematics is the language of the universe and music is the language of the soul. At first glance, they seem to belong to different ...

This editorial has been updated from the print version to reflect the final status of bills that died after our print deadline for the Saturday edition. Before a ...

The explosion of Kalshi and Polymarket meant Oscar gambling and interest skyrocketed, but these weren’t the healthy ...

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya argues that accelerating AI disruption could compress equity valuations across entire ...

Xiaomi's founder Lei Jun is back in the spotlight. During a grand launch of the upgraded SU7 electric vehicle on Thursday ...