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

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the Class 10 Mathematics examination tomorrow for both Mathematics Standard (Code 041) an.

Although the CBSE Class 10 Math syllabus is uniform, all chapters do not contribute equally to the final score. Over the ...

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is one of the most important national-level entrance exams for engineering aspirants across India. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not a sentiment that will come naturally to many given the often eye-watering salaries of those in ...

Computers are extremely good with numbers, but they haven’t gotten many human mathematicians fired. Until recently, they could barely hold their own in high school-level math competitions. But now ...

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His proofs have been called “disgusting,” but they go beyond what any human can do ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore One of the biggest stories in science has been ...

What are zero-knowledge proofs? Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are an innovative cryptographic method that enables a party (the prover) to validate a claim to another (the verifier) without disclosing ...

Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence read: “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable . . . ” It was supposedly Benjamin Franklin who suggested instead announcing ...