In 2017, astronomers found hypervelocity stars believed to have come from the Large Magellanic Cloud, supposedly kicked out ...

After 32 years of waiting, mathematicians calculate Dedekind's ninth number, a 42-digit giant that defied logic.

To do the method, begin by writing the two numbers you want to multiply at the top of two columns. In the left column, you ...

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...

This simple-looking equation is dividing people online. Can you recall the golden rule from math class to find the right answer?

The Powerball jackpot has risen again, after there were once more no winners of the grand prize in Monday’s latest draw. It’s now 32 draws and well over two months since the Powerball last produced ...

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The second-largest Powerball jackpot in US history has been claimed — and after taxes, the record-shattering prize looks a lot smaller than the headline figure. Saturday’s $1.787 billion drawing ...

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam,” accusing one of the top overseers of government statistics of cooking the ...