Physicists are attempting to map the distribution of the prime numbers to the energy levels of a particular quantum system.

Powerful new quantitative tools are now available to combat partisan bias in the drawing of voting districts.

How to calculate when a gene’s rate of evolution will slow to a crawl.

In order to fully understand the quantum world, we may have to develop a new realm of mathematics.

When a German retiree proved a famous long-standing mathematical conjecture, the response was underwhelming.

For decades, researchers believed that violent supernovas forged gold and other heavy elements. But many now argue for a different cosmic quarry.

The French mathematician was cited “for his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets.”

How quickly will a gene’s rate of evolution slow to a crawl?

Examine evolution over the course of years or centuries, and you’ll find that it progresses much more quickly than it does over geologic time.