July 31Viral math problem baffles many on Internet: Can you solve 8÷2(2+2)?“8÷2(2+2).” Can you solve this math problem? The equation went viral online this week on Twitter causing major confusion as to its answer.
May 29Mathematicians edge closer to solving 'million dollar' math problemDid a team of mathematicians just take a big step toward answering a 160-year-old, million-dollar question in mathematics?
April 5Canadian province considers mandatory annual math tests for all public school teachers: reportsA Canadian province is considering a measure that would require teachers to pass an annual math test even if math is not the primary subject they teach as part of an initiative to boost student performance in the subject.
March 19American professor is first woman to be awarded top math prizeA retired University of Texas at Austin mathematics professor is the first women to win the Abel Prize, described as the field's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
January 11Mathematicians discovered a computer problem that no one can ever solveMathematicians have discovered a problem they cannot solve.
August 1, 2018McCartney or Lennon? Harvard statistician's algorithm determines who wrote famous Beatles hitsLike pals Paul McCartney or John Lennon, Harvard researcher Mark Glickman and fellow Beatles fan Jason Brown came together to solve a question many loyal listeners have asked over the years: who was the lyricist to the band's biggest hits?
June 21, 2018Stonehenge secret: Did builders use Pythagoras' theorem 2,000 years before the philosopher lived?The famous ancient site at Stonehenge may have been built using Greek philosopher Pythagoras’ famous theorem two millennia before the mathematical equation was developed, experts say.
March 14, 2018Stephen Hawking unlocked a 'universe of possibilities,' NASA saysTributes are pouring in for famed physicist Stephen Hawking, who died early on Wednesday. He was 76 years of age.
January 26, 2017Mathematician wants to fight tsunamis with sound wavesTsunamis are among the deadliest forces in nature.
December 16, 2016Isaac Newton's book auctioned for record-setting $3.7 millionA bound copy of Sir Isaac Newton's seminal book on mathematics and science was sold for $3.7 million, making it the most expensive printed scientific book ever sold at auction.
