For years, the idea that we might be living inside a vast computer program has drifted from philosophy seminars into blockbuster movies and Reddit threads. Now a group of theoretical physicists say ...

In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.

American students have fallen further behind in reading skills since the pandemic and have made little progress in math on the standardized test known as the nation’s report card. Results released ...