Whenever I get coffee with a mathematician, I always ask which of the seven Millennium Problems they think will be next to ...

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 ...

Researchers in Japan have developed quantum multi-programming auto mode, a function that automatically runs quantum programs ...

Newly released national test scores show student achievement in math rising at the elementary school level—but not among ...

In a series of experiments, the fuzzy pollinators figured out how to use a ball as a tool to access a sugary treat. The study ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

With no training, bumblebees can work out how to use a ball like a ladder to feed on sugar from an out-of-reach flower.

The math world is losing its mind over the new solution to an Erdős problem. This is what AI found, how we missed it—and why ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Critics of artificial intelligence caution that, as a relatively new technology, its long-term effects on the human brain are still unknown. But a new study shows that AI could be dangerous even in ...

Crows, ravens, and other corvids consistently rank among the most intelligent animals on Earth. These birds possess problem-solving abilities that rival those of great apes, despite having very ...