Astronomers studying the outer solar system say the unusual alignment of distant objects points to the influence of Planet 9.

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Learn how ancient pottery covered in flowers may be humanity’s first attempts at mathematical thinking.

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Mathematics has always stood quietly behind great changes, and the rise of artificial intelligence is no different. As ...

We explore the Hardy–Ramanujan number to explain two things about the legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, on ...