The Latest Breaking News from Mathematics

French Minister of Education Gabriel Attal announced a series of measures on Tuesday to address the decline in academic performance following the 2022 Pisa study, which highlighted a "historic" decrease in French students' proficiency in mathematics.

Though we stand well above the OECD average, we must double our efforts towards providing more equitable education in the future

Alan Turing might be best known for his work helping to crack Germany’s “Enigma” communications code during the second world war. But he also came up with a theory where patterns can form just through chemical compounds spreading out (diffusing) and reacting with one another. This became known as reaction-diffusion…

Musk's "rebellious" AI bot is obnoxious and snarky, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Mathematics has long been the backbone of innovation, driving technological, engineering, and economic advancements. Yet, across the United States, a persistent struggle with math literacy remains. “Mathematics is a powerful tool that transforms lives, unlocking opportunities in every field imaginable,” says Edward Ochieng Oyugi, a distinguished mathematics educator from Kenya.

Succeeding in love and business, roulette or a pub quiz is easy, says mathematician Marcus du Sautoy. You just have to know the right formula

Numerous brain teasers circulate on social media, leaving users perplexed. Here is one such puzzle to challenge your thinking abilities. If you can solve this challenge, it shows you have robust analytical skills and problem-solving abilities. What is different about this puzzle is that it requires some calculation and mathematics…

How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize mathematics, evolutionary game theory and physics, among others.

Observe World Thrift Day to appreciate nature’s thriftiness. It follows the principle of least action to conserve energy and momentum, and its application yields bounties in the study of physics and mathematics.