A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it once worked.
Tag: Mathematics
The Rubik Cube Turns 50
Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation.
A.I.’s Latest Challenge: the Math Olympics
Watch out, nerdy high schoolers, AlphaGeometry is coming for your mathematical lunch.
What Can You Do With an Einstein?
Earlier this year, mathematicians discovered a unique shape. Now do-it-yourselfers have found ingenious ways to put it to use.
What Can You Do With an Einstein?
Earlier this year, mathematicians discovered a unique shape. Now do-it-yourselfers have found ingenious ways to put it to use.
Math Scores Dropped Globally, but the U.S. Still Trails Other Countries
In a global exam for 15-year-olds, only a handful of places, including Singapore, Japan and Australia, kept math performance high through the pandemic.
To Wear the Sudoku Crown, One Must Solve Any Number of Puzzles
Pens, pencils and a facility with numbers. Also helpful: earplugs, plushies, a water bottle, calming herbal oil and the occasional “wild bifurcation” (a.k.a. a wild guess).
A.I. Is Coming for Mathematics, Too
For thousands of years, mathematicians have adapted to the latest advances in logic and reasoning. Are they ready for artificial intelligence?
With a New, Improved ‘Einstein,’ Puzzlers Settle a Math Problem
Earlier this spring, tiling aficionados thought maybe they’d found the shape of their dreams. Now they’re certain.
What Number Comes Next? The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences Knows.
The “mathematical equivalent to the FBI’s voluminous fingerprint files” turns 50 this year, with 362,765 entries (and counting).