Mathematics Grid List Latest about Mathematics Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem By Paul Sutter published 31 March 23 A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern. High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem By Sascha Pare published 31 March 23 Two high school seniors have presented their proof of the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry — which mathematicians thought to be impossible — at an American Mathematical Society meeting. Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem By Stephanie Pappas published 28 March 23 The bounds on Ramsey numbers, which describe relationships between nodes in a network, have been narrowed. 12 numbers that are cooler than pi By Live Science Staff last updated 14 March 23 To celebrate Pi Day, we asked several mathematicians to tell us their favorite non-pi numbers. Here are some of their answers. What is the Fibonacci sequence? By Tia Ghose last updated 1 March 23 Almost everything you know about the famous Fibonacci sequence is wrong. Babylonians used Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was 'invented' in ancient Greece By Ben Turner last updated 22 September 22 The theorem may have been used to settle a land dispute between two affluent individuals. 9 equations that changed the world By Adam Mann last updated 28 July 22 Here are nine equations that altered the course of history. The World's Most Beautiful Equations By Clara Moskowitz last updated 28 July 22 Scientists choose their favorite mathematical equations. The universe would not make sense without mathematics By Peter Watson published 13 April 22 Mathematics is the language of the universe: It is probable that every major scientific discovery has used mathematics in some form. Dennis Sullivan, mathematician who united chaos theory and geometric spaces, wins prestigious Abel Prize By Brandon Specktor published 24 March 22 New York mathematician Dennis Sullivan was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for his contributions to topology and dynamical systems, a foundation of chaos theory. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles2Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved3300,000-year-old footprints reveal extinct humans went on a lakeside family outing among giant elephants and rhinos4Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'5A rare type of black hole never proven to exist could be orbiting our galaxy right now, Hubble telescope reveals1'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years2Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles3Decades-old question surrounding the start of the tree of life could finally be solved4Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'5Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem By Paul Sutter published 31 March 23 A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern.
High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem By Sascha Pare published 31 March 23 Two high school seniors have presented their proof of the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry — which mathematicians thought to be impossible — at an American Mathematical Society meeting.
Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem By Stephanie Pappas published 28 March 23 The bounds on Ramsey numbers, which describe relationships between nodes in a network, have been narrowed.
12 numbers that are cooler than pi By Live Science Staff last updated 14 March 23 To celebrate Pi Day, we asked several mathematicians to tell us their favorite non-pi numbers. Here are some of their answers.
What is the Fibonacci sequence? By Tia Ghose last updated 1 March 23 Almost everything you know about the famous Fibonacci sequence is wrong.
Babylonians used Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was 'invented' in ancient Greece By Ben Turner last updated 22 September 22 The theorem may have been used to settle a land dispute between two affluent individuals.
9 equations that changed the world By Adam Mann last updated 28 July 22 Here are nine equations that altered the course of history.
The World's Most Beautiful Equations By Clara Moskowitz last updated 28 July 22 Scientists choose their favorite mathematical equations.
The universe would not make sense without mathematics By Peter Watson published 13 April 22 Mathematics is the language of the universe: It is probable that every major scientific discovery has used mathematics in some form.
Dennis Sullivan, mathematician who united chaos theory and geometric spaces, wins prestigious Abel Prize By Brandon Specktor published 24 March 22 New York mathematician Dennis Sullivan was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for his contributions to topology and dynamical systems, a foundation of chaos theory.
