<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mathematics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/how-likely-are-you-to-find-a-message-in-a-bottle tGdfnLwWP94UanmGf69geM Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pi has been calculated to trillions of digits ‪—‬ is that completely irrational? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/pi-has-been-calculated-to-trillions-of-digits-is-that-completely-irrational pbT9tagu4tVfgE56BtHhLg Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-just-verified-a-proof-that-earned-one-of-maths-most-prestigious-prizes-math-will-never-be-the-same-opinion 6UVoF6fD8JktYCd7DHEZDQ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/exotic-prime-numbers-could-be-hiding-inside-black-holes 9iHHK8et9gyhdmFtokZ6ja Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:58:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Proof by intimidation': AI is confidently solving 'impossible' math problems. 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Can it best the world's top mathematicians? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-is-solving-impossible-math-problems-can-it-best-the-worlds-top-mathematicians airLmA4M7PHYJAXV5TvCbR Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:52:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/law-of-maximal-randomness-explains-how-broken-objects-shatter-in-the-most-annoying-way-possible J52HKk9rVNL22jcqA4pCgT Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:31:25 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:50:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Russian mathematician quietly publishes paper — and solves one of the most famous unsolved conjectures in mathematics — Nov. 11, 2002 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/science-history-russian-mathematician-quietly-publishes-paper-and-solves-one-of-the-most-famous-unsolved-conjectures-in-mathematics-nov-11-2002 W8pySEAKyaKHYjn28L9tzC Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:40:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Rogue waves' can be 65 feet tall, but they aren't 'freak occurrences,' data from North Sea reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/rogue-waves-can-be-65-feet-tall-but-they-arent-freak-occurrences-data-from-north-sea-reveals fBoGnK9MyZNPChPDm9Ay5C Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:31:36 +0000 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science crossword puzzle #41: Cosmic object that consumes everything near itself, including light — 9 across ]]> https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/arts-entertainment/live-science-crossword-puzzle fBXX28nTWNB7TDxQZHtDv4 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:44:49 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:19:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Which animals can count and understand simple math? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/which-animals-can-count-and-understand-simple-math bQ3rjVn99nKH6GPPGnBXaT Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mathematicians discover a completely new way to find prime numbers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/mathematicians-discover-a-completely-new-way-to-find-prime-numbers 7EcqgHD68CTe3GG2qiwBVW Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Alien's language' problem that stumped mathematicians for decades may finally be close to a solution ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/aliens-language-problem-that-stumped-mathematicians-for-decades-may-finally-be-close-to-a-solution 5Ya8SywQ6UKP46wmKtFsg5 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:58:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ When was math invented? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/when-was-math-invented kKNgnECKfZqJQnjQCD2VqV Sun, 11 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 12 May 2025 11:52:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra': Mathematicians devise new way to solve devilishly difficult equations ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/dramatic-revision-of-a-basic-chapter-in-algebra-mathematicians-devise-new-way-to-solve-devilishly-difficult-equations ZnQLAtyffNM5mDKKjGMRnB Fri, 02 May 2025 21:18:42 +0000 Mon, 26 May 2025 13:58:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mathematicians just solved a 125-year-old problem, uniting 3 theories in physics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/mathematicians-just-solved-a-125-year-old-problem-uniting-3-theories-in-physics CSF3ax9hgwwKhTELNT8Wgm Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:12:00 +0000 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may have jammed constantly, like a modern printer. 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