Classical public-key cryptography derives its security from integer factorisation. Diagram by Venus Kolhi. Quantum computers bring exponential computing power, ultrafast calculations, advanced ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to ...

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got ...

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

AI math proof verification reached a new frontier as DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus solved nine open Erdős research problems with Lean-verified proofs, some unsolved for 56 years. The May 2026 Science Ne ...

Elephants moving along the corridor beneath the Meru-Nanyuki highway. The over 50km long tunnel has reduced human-wildlife conflict. [File, Standard] Herds of elephants have been straying onto my inch ...

London Underground drivers have gone on strike again causing fresh disruption for millions of commuters. The 24-hour strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began at midnight ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Many U.S. states have legalized cannabis, and there has been a significant increase in the number of older adults ...

If you have opened your social media feeds over the last week, you have likely run directly into a wave of furious commentary targeting Indian tourists abroad. In this report, we expose a highly ...