For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

New research into a rare pathogen has shown how a unique evolutionary trait allows it to infect even the healthiest of hosts through a smart solution to the body's immune response against it, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I am changing my mid-October priorities. They used to be cutting back flower borders, taking half-hardy flowers ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market. Data show a resilient economy. But that largely ...

Vincent van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso created some of the most recognizable works of art in history. Their ...

LAKE MILLS, Wis. -- The Lake Mills Police Department released a statement declaring no threat to the public Monday after residents found racially-charged flyers in their yards over the weekend. "We ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just ...

Chery Automobile - not the cherry fruit - is becoming more and more known internationally. By the way, if you haven't heard anything about this company, maybe it suffices to say that it jumped to the ...

Needing to redraw North Carolina's legislative districts under a court order, lawmakers last year employed a state lottery ...