IT is now well known by all mathematicians that Euclid's theory of parallels is not indispensable for the construction of a self-consistent geometry, but that, on the contrary, there are three ...

IN a recent number of NATURE (June 30) there appeared a review of a book by G. Mannoury on the philosophy of mathematics, and the reviewer emphasised a statement of the author to the effect that the ...

Mirzakhani blazed to the top of her field due to her talent. But who she was and where she came from also make her a role model for those from underrepresented demographics in the world of math. The ...