The addition rule for probabilities determines the chance of either mutually exclusive or overlapping events happening, using ...

More than 60,000 years ago, early humans in southern Africa were carving patterns onto ostrich eggshells—and new research shows these designs were far more sophisticated than previously believed. A ...

The paper, published recently in PLOS One, describes an investigation of 112 ostrich eggshell fragments dating back more than ...

In recent NBA history, the 40-before-20 rule has been a solid indicator of future champions. Which teams made the exclusive ...

SoMa 501 announced a series of three free public events, each featuring the unveiling of a permanent, math-inspired crosswalk ...

Under the proposal, players penalized for targeting wouldn't be suspended for part of the next game if they are for first-time offenders.

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves ...

A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft directions aimed at curbing the mis-selling of financial products and eliminating the use of manipulative digital practices, commonly known as dark ...

Artificial intelligence has attained an impressive series of feats—solving problems from the International Math Olympiad, conducting encyclopedic surveys of academic literature, and even finding ...

Brainteasers are more than casual puzzles as they are structured in such a way that they serve as mental exercises. These puzzles can help stimulate reasoning, focus, and analytical thinking. There ...