The brainteaser, which has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter), appears to show four basic equations. At first glance, the equation seemingly shows a pattern, one that is not easily cracked. Can you ...

Adding one irrelevant sentence to math problems causes AI systems to make confident mistakes over 300 percent more.

I woke up in the middle of the night, utterly confused. I had been dreaming—of an equation. I was in a classroom, and on the blackboard, there was a simple equation written in chalk: 0.8 * 0.2 = 0.16.

New analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change. New analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will ...

Sometimes we face problems that seem like they'll never go away or get better, but would you believe that math could actually hold the key to making your life better? Sounds tricky, but it's a lot ...

For those of you who take sandcastle building very seriously, listen up: MIT engineers now say you can trust a very simple equation to calculate the force required to push a shovel -- and any other ...