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When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface ...

While 630 young math prodigies were sitting in a conference room on Australia’s sunshine coast, readying their pencils for the International Math Olympiad, a potential rival was still en route from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- This week, we feature Lindblom Math and Science Academy on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports! -98% 4 year Graduation Rate for the class of 2024, 99% 4 year ...

Mathematics-focused artificial intelligence startup Axiom Quant Inc. stepped out from the shadows today to announce it has raised $64 million in a funding round that values it at $300 million. The ...

24-year-old founder and CEO Carina Hong created Axiom Math in March 2025 and has recruited a team of ten employees, most of whom are from Meta, to build a math-focused AI model. Last fall, Carina Hong ...

Much has been written about the various attempts to create more Republican House districts through extreme gerrymandering. This column recently discussed a pending Supreme Court case that could strike ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...