It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question. In June 1978, the ...

There weren’t calculators or computers in medieval Europe. But there were math duels. Mathematicians would gather in public squares and pose tricky math problems to each other. Then they raced to ...

For Dr Vesife Hatisaru, solving mathematics equations can be likened to watching Netflix or going for a walk along the beach – in other words, it’s something she does to unwind and have fun. But ...