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Math's 'hairy ball theorem' shows why there's always at least one place on Earth where no wind blowsHere's what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion.
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Scientists uncover hidden math that governs genetic mutationsThe ability of a gene to keep functioning despite mutations shows a surprising link to fundamental math.
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Mathematicians finally identify 'seemingly impossible' number after 32 years, thanks to supercomputersResearchers have calculated the "ninth Dedekind number," which belongs to an exponentially complex series of numbers that define outputs of logical functions based on different spatial dimensions.
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A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decadesMathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.
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Mathematicians end decades-long quest to find elusive 'vampire einstein' shapeResearchers have discovered a new 14-sided shape called the Spectre that can be used to tile a surface without ever creating a repeating pattern, ending a decades' long mathematical hunt.
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Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problemA new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern.
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High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theoremTwo 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.
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Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problemThe bounds on Ramsey numbers, which describe relationships between nodes in a network, have been narrowed.
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12 numbers that are cooler than piTo celebrate Pi Day, we asked several mathematicians to tell us their favorite non-pi numbers. Here are some of their answers.
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