For centuries, students have learned that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Known as the Pythagorean Theorem, this ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 1, 2024 For centuries, students have learned that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the ...

Two Louisiana high school students, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, have achieved a remarkable feat by proving the ...

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

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In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

The question seeks to find a maximum value for the area of a sofa that can slide around a 90-degree corner in a corridor of a ...

Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the longest-serving New Yorker in the House, will not seek reelection in 2026, stating that there's a "necessity for generational change in the party." In an interview ...

t started as a fantasy, then a promise — inspired by biology and animated by the ideas of physicists — and grew to become a powerful research tool. Now artificial intelligence has evolved into ...

Minor amendments have been made to the Mathematics Stage 6 syllabuses to provide clarification and ensure consistency. The amended Word and PDF versions of the syllabuses are available below. The ...