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Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence read: “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable . . . ” It was supposedly Benjamin Franklin who suggested instead announcing ...

About a decade ago Tonan Kamata, now a mathematician at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), stood mesmerized in front of a math museum’s origamilike exhibit. It featured a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pythagoras Theorem Blackboard What began as a bonus question in a high school math contest has resulted in a staggering 10 new ...

NEW ORLEANS — A high school math contest has turned into a history-making event thanks to a pair of young girls. These two teenage math stars have developed five new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. What is a triangle? We all know that a triangle is a three-sided shape — 1, 2, 3 sides. A triangle also ...

The ancient scholar Hippasus of Metapontum was punished with death for his discovery of irrational numbers—or at least that’s the legend. What actually happened in the fifth century B.C.E. is far from ...

The homebuilding industry has been slow to adopt changes that can better protect against extreme weather. Some architects are showing what’s possible. By Christopher Flavelle Christopher Flavelle, who ...

the Pythagorean theorem. Keith McNulty, an expert in applied mathematics, said: 'It's a wonderful demonstration that excellence in a field of research is achievable by anyone with joy and passion, ...