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Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem
The bounds on Ramsey numbers, which describe relationships between nodes in a network, have been narrowed.
12 numbers that are cooler than pi
To celebrate Pi Day, we asked several mathematicians to tell us their favorite non-pi numbers. Here are some of their answers.
Babylonians used Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was 'invented' in ancient Greece
The theorem may have been used to settle a land dispute between two affluent individuals.
9 equations that changed the world
Here are nine equations that altered the course of history.
The World's Most Beautiful Equations
Scientists choose their favorite mathematical equations.
The universe would not make sense without mathematics
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
New York mathematician Dennis Sullivan was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for his contributions to topology and dynamical systems, a foundation of chaos theory.
Pythagoras: Life, work and achievements
Reference Discover the life and work of the great Greek philosopher.
