CBS is making moves behind the scenes, and one of its most talked-about new shows is no longer part of the fall lineup. The ...

Indeed, within the sub-field of philosophy of mathematics, mathematicians, philosophers and quantum physicists advance and argue about theories regarding the “realness” of numbers and the ...

Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct? Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist ...

Mathematics predicted what nature has long known—that the stripes on the marine angelfish actually migrate across its body over time.

A sneeze. Ocean currents. Smoke. What do these have in common? They're instances of turbulence: unpredictable, chaotic, ...

Numbers have a funny way about them. Young math students are taught various strategies to make problem-solving easier. Comparing fractions? Find a common denominator or convert to decimals. The ...

The fine new “Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze” exhibition serves two purposes for the Museum of Science and Industry. It gives the museum a permanent exhibit that covers, in its way, m… ...

In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge All complex correlated systems, from Arctic melt ponds to the internet, appear to be governed by the same math as a random matrix. Photo: Marco de ...

Mathematics communicator and drag queen Kyne Santos guides you through the ongoing debate about what math really is.

Much of the discussion depends on the historical development of mathematical thought and scientific understanding — but digging deeper into the question might challenge our assumptions about not only ...