AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we ...

Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has ...

There are no known examples so far, but mathematicians are hopeful. Mathematicians have revealed a new category of “digitally delicate” prime numbers. These infinitely long primes turn back to ...

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. This two-part series traces ...

In other words, you want to construct a polyhedral torus with faces that are shapes such as triangles or rectangles. Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth ...

Artificial intelligence has attained an impressive series of feats—solving problems from the International Math Olympiad, ...

Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues.

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the ...

February is “perfectly” placed in 2026 and even the planets are aligned. For instance, there are four Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Four seven-day ...