The Latest Breaking News from Mathematics

The UAE's Ministry of Education has mandated that advanced mathematics and science subjects will be taught in English across private schools, starting with Grade 9 in the 2026-2027 academic year. This phased implementation, extending to Grade 12 by 2029-2030, aims to equip students with global competencies for higher education and…

5/5 This wonderful meditation on love, death and mathematics dances through the mind and the heart

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate?

Mathematics is a “science which requires a great amount of imagination”, said the 19th-century Russian maths professor Sofya Kovalevskaya – a pioneering figure for women’s equality in this subject.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece. The image at the top of this article is also generated by AI.

AI is making gains in solving pure math problems. Can it crack the hardest problems in mathematics?

In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in pods surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults wander among the pods but do not talk to the students. Instead, each child interacts only with a sophisticated artificial intelligence,…

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means table top games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning mathematics actively.

American mathematics professor, blackjack pioneer and hedge fund manager Edward Thorp says he recognized Warren Buffett's potential to become the richest man in the world when he first met the Oracle of Omaha in the late 1960s.