In a new open-access study that I published with my late colleague Kostya Trachenko from Queen Mary University of London, I propose a surprisingly simple nonlinear mathematical equation that unifies ...

In 1960, three scientists published a paper in Science that calculated, with deliberate provocation, that the human ...

The GSMM Camp is a weeklong workshop that builds interdisciplinary problem-solving skills for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Participants work in teams on mathematically rich problems ...

Mathematicians are challenging the idea that dark energy is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe. In a ...

Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much ...

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional mathematical model of prostate cancer. The model depicts various processes, including tumour growth, genetic evolution and tumour cell competition.

Having levels of potassium that are too high or too low can be fatal. A new mathematical model sheds light on the often mysterious ways the body regulates this important electrolyte. Having levels of ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the optimal strategy is to be ambitious, but not overly so ...

Researchers formulated a mathematical equation that unifies 12,000 years of human population growth and points to an alarming ...