AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we ...

Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues.

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A new study suggests Göbekli Tepe wasn’t just built — it was designed. Researchers Gil Haklay and Avi Gopher have uncovered a hidden geometric pattern connecting the enclosures, specifically an ...

In other words, you want to construct a polyhedral torus with faces that are shapes such as triangles or rectangles. Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth ...

Mechanical properties are physical properties that a material exhibits upon the application of forces. Examples of mechanical properties are the modulus of elasticity, tensile strength, elongation, ...

High-entropy alloys were once thought to owe their exceptional properties to complete chemical disorder, but advances over the past decade revealed that subtle forms of atomic order are widespread and ...

Amid the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white officer knelt on his neck, a Facebook user claimed: "Remember when ...