Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and two colleagues have a proof that reveals ...
Historically, I’ve never been big on rugs because they’re usually a hassle (and expensive) to clean. But when I moved into my current apartment, rugs became an absolute must. The old hardwood floors ...
Determination and effort propelled Jacob Tsimerman to the top of the math world. But now that he’s won a Fields Medal, he ...
John Pardon sees connections between different areas of math that others don’t. For that vision, he’s now been awarded a ...
Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.
For more than a decade, mathematicians have been unable to settle the question of whether the ABC conjecture has been solved.
The Jacobian conjecture is a long-standing open problem in algebraic geometry that's bedeviled highly accomplished ...
Summary: A research team demonstrated that non-human primates (olive baboons and Rhesus macaques), young human children, and adult humans share an evolutionarily ancient intuition for two-dimensional ...
With their ability to use tools, remember faces and even learn how to communicate with humans through sign language, nonhuman ...
Anthea Levi is a registered dietitian (RD) and reporter with more than 6 years of experience writing for major health outlets including Health magazine, BuzzFeed, Eat This, Not That!, and Livestrong.