While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less ...

Leonardo Bonacci – known as Fibonacci, the son of Bonaccio – lived from 1170 to about 1245 AD. It is he who we must thank for ...

'Algebra is used in real life for personal finance, like creating budgets and calculating loan payments, as well as for ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was ...

Explore the etymology of Greek numbers, their origins, meaning, and their influence on mathematics and ancient Greek culture.

Shannon Pruden receives funding from National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and National Science Foundation. Karinna Rodriguez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

They're about to learn what hedge-fund investor Jim Simons proved in 1988: Having the same tools as a genius doesn't make you a genius.

The printing press helped build libraries that were impossibly large by ancient standards. That created its own new ...

The autoimmune disorder destroys the body’s ability to produce insulin. Some patients in experimental trials have gotten it ...

Ever found yourself squinting at your teen’s text messages like you’re deciphering ancient hieroglyphics? Same. One minute ...

The place is a tourist hotel in the South. An American tourist asks the receptionist, “Where’s the elevator?” After some ...