Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.

Four physicists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel, have unraveled the mechanical process behind the growth of ...

For a long time, scientists have been searching for a single theory that connects all the forces of nature. A new geometric ...

Mathematicians have devised a new way to solve higher-order polynomial equations, ushering in a 'dramatic revision of a basic ...

Unlike the smooth contours of other flowers, the originally curved petals of roses end up forming polygons with straight ...

New research details an intriguing new way to solve "unsolvable" algebra problems that go beyond the fourth degree – ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial ...