A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians. One of the first collaborations Xinyi Yuan and Wei Zhang ever undertook ...

The artificial intelligence community celebrated a remarkable milestone in 2025 when both Google DeepMind and OpenAI systems ...

Landmark results in geometry and number theory marked an exciting year for mathematics, at a time when advances in artificial intelligence are starting to transform the subject’s future. In May, a ...

For some, China’s dominance at the International Mathematical Olympiad seemed to confirm an unfortunate fact: Chinese students had gained an insurmountable upper hand over their American counterparts ...

AlphaProof showed its prowess on questions from this year’s Mathematical Olympiad — a step in the race to create substantial proofs with artificial intelligence. After beating humans at everything ...

The Olympiad is more than a competition, it’s an opportunity to grow through mathematics. Maths trains pupils with problem-solving skills to boost the country’s economy. The SA Mathematics Foundation ...