How Many Times Can You Fold a Piece of Paper? Junior High School Breaks Notion It’s Impossible to Do Over 8 Folds

Medicine & Technology Dec 19, 2023

A junior high school from California the Guinness World Record for the most times to fold a sheet of paper in half. Continue reading to know the full story.

Medieval Pocket Sundial Found in Germany Provides ‘Spotlight Like Insight’ Into People’s Knowledge in Astronomy, Mathematics

Jul 26, 2023

Archaeologists found a rare medieval pocket during an excavation in Germany. Continue reading to learn more.

Music, Math Combo Leads to Higher Test Scores Based on 50-Year Research

Jun 29, 2023

Music can help students enjoy higher scores in Math, according to a new study. Continue reading to learn more.

What Is the Biggest Number? Universe Is Not Enough To Express All the Digits of the Largest Figure

Apr 07, 2023

The biggest number is extremely large that there is not enough space in the universe to write it. Curious? Read on for the details.

World Pi Day: Here's How the 3.14 and Other Mathematical Constants Are Hardwired Into Reality

Mar 14, 2023

Because of how the date is written (3/14), March 14 is globally celebrated as Pi Day. Tap the article to learn more.

Researcher Disproves 80-Year-Old Kaplansky Unit Conjecture

Apr 13, 2021

The Kaplansky unit conjecture has been disproved by a researcher showing a counterexample.

Researchers Discover Natural Law That Explains Sharp Structures in Animals

Mar 30, 2021

Apparently, a universal model could describe how teeth, horns, claws, beaks, thorns, and other sharp structures in plants and animals are developed - and researchers have identified what it is.

Random Number Generator Uses Ultrafast Lasers Hundreds of Times Faster Than Today's Tech

Feb 25, 2021

An international team of researchers has created a system of ultrafast lasers that can generate a random number over a hundred times faster than existing technologies - opening doors for better data encryption technologies.

The Story of the World's Fastest Human Calculator and His Fractured Skull

Sep 02, 2020

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash was five years old when he fractured his skull and was thought to become cognitively impaired. But solving puzzles and math problems helped him overcome it and later on become the world's fastest human calculator.

3 Statistical Facts That Seem Outrageous at First

Aug 27, 2020

With the idea of chances and probabilities hard as it may be for the average person to fully digest, here are three more statistical facts that seem outrageous at first.

Alan Turing's Math Equations Used to Understand Bird Behavior

Aug 11, 2020

Alan Turing's mathematical equations, developed over six decades ago, have helped researchers understand why birds segregate themselves across a landscape.

Time Travel Now Possible With The Use Of Math, Researcher Explains

Apr 30, 2017

UBC researcher and Instructor Ben Tippett explaned that with the use of his mathemaical model, people can do time travel.

Australian Students Lack Interest & Knowledge Of Mathematics, Study Suggests

Apr 04, 2017

Mathematics and STEM are losing their appeal among Australian students. This trend makes them choose non-math related careers.

Math Healing Power That Fights Against Infectious Diseases

Mar 05, 2017

Mathematicians create the models to represent an infection spread. Using math, the predictions help understand how infection may infect the public in the future. The population of the people and all the pertinent data for calculating how an infection may affect a certain location to allocate treatments are used by mathematicians.

New Largest Prime Number Discovered

Jan 20, 2016

Dr. Curtis Cooper discovered the newest and largest prime number yet. This broke Dr. Cooper's previous record set in 2013.