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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.

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Monkeys display the same, basic understanding of geometry seen in human preschoolers, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.