By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of ...

to solve a problem can be an important lesson. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger and Northwestern University professor Bruce Ankenman join Tanya Rivero to discuss the value of the unsolvable puzzle.

(NTT) has set up a mathematics institute to lure any bright mind capable of taking up the challenge of solving the Riemann hypothesis or other unsolved problems in pure mathematics. The ...

Pham Tiep, a mathematics professor at Rutgers-New Brunswick, has cracked a pair of mathematical puzzles that have baffled ...

It might sound simple enough, but once you dig into the mathematics ... uncertainty makes what's known as the three-body problem largely unsolvable, Ross said. But there are certain exceptions.