Nobel laureate in Physics Richard Feynman enjoyed memorizing pi (π). Starting at the 762nd decimal place, the number 9 appears six times in a row. An anecdote tells of how Feynman enjoyed reciting the ...

It’s the same math that explains how, under the right conditions, the atmosphere above a barren plain can produce a roiling ...

“Crystal Math” uses equations—and minimal resources—to rapidly predict the 3D structures of molecular crystals, which could speed up R&D for drugs and electronic devices. Researchers at New York ...

Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about. In the early 1800s, William Rowan Hamilton discovered a new kind of ...