Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His ...

In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor believed his new theory could help the Church understand the infinite nature of the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court is slated on Wednesday to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of ...