An Edgar Allan Poe story reveals a flaw in game theory.

MATH TREK: The mathematicians thought they'd just extended a fundamental result in algebra, but it turns out that they'd also proven a conjecture in astrophysics.

The mathematics of soapy water yields some clues to the origin of the genetic code.

Research shows that the greater the gender equality in a country, the more equal the math scores between boys and girls.

A new approach to network theory focusing on the subcommunities within networks may shed light on everything from food webs to terrorist cells. It may even act as an oracle, helping scientists identify connections within a network they haven’t yet seen.

DNA can form some very nasty knots — but not just any knots

Mathematicians discover a Klein bottle hidden within the data underlying photographs