A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical ...

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves ...

We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...

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An AI system developed by Meta can find solutions to maths problems that have eluded mathematicians for over a century, researchers at the firm claim. The problems involve mathematical tools called ...