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Test your knowledge of taxicab geometry, triangular numbers, the golden ratio and more.

Caltech scientists have found a fast and efficient way to add up large numbers of Feynman diagrams, the simple drawings ...

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The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new ...

The Langlands programme has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up ...

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Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

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A scientist has mathematically proven the physical feasibility of paradox-free time travel. But once you go back, you might not like what you find.