A new preprint math paper is lighting up the airwaves as mathematicians tune in for a possible breakthrough in a very old, very sticky problem in number theory. Riemann’s hypothesis—concerning the ...

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Have you ever wondered whether mathletes can go pro? Since 1959, the answer has been “yes” – with the height of achievement and prestige being at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Every ...

These are math’s most famous open questions. Solve one, and you’ll win a $1-million prize—but it’s only happened once since ...

At a secret meeting in 2025, some of the world's leading mathematicians gathered to test OpenAI's newest large language model, o4-mini. Experts at the meeting were amazed by how much the model's ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

Researchers have launched MathNet, the largest-ever open database of International Mathematical Olympiad problems, compiling over 30,000 questions from 47 countries. The dataset offers standardized ...

In new research, mathematicians have narrowed down one of the biggest outstanding problems in math. Huge breakthroughs in math and science are usually the work of many people over many years. Seven ...