And ironically, for a question often known as “algebra’s oldest challenge”, it all started with a denial that would have made ...

Around 10 existing Polygon staffers are moving over to the site’s new owner, Arzoumanian said. Matt Patches, who was ...

A mathematician has built an algebraic solution to an equation that was once believed impossible to solve. A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge ...

That year, French mathematician Évariste Galois finally illustrated why this was such a problem—the underlying mathematical ...