A British mathematician believes she has come up with the perfect formula to wake up on the right side of the bed. Anne-Marie Imafidon says she came up with the formula that will contribute to a ...

These 27 sets of numbers are guaranteed a win in the UK's National Lottery, mathematicians said. They calculated that those tickets, costing about $69, covered all bases for a minimum win. But it's ...

A British cosmologist who writes about the relationship between life and universe is the winner of the 2006 Templeton Prize, the world’s biggest monetary award to an individual. John Barrow, a ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — British mathematician Sir Andrew J. Wiles has won the Abel Prize in math for cracking a centuries-old hypothesis. Norway's Academy of Science and Letters said Tuesday he was ...

June 23 is an important day. While for most the day is just another day of the summer, for some it is International Olympic Day. Not many remember June 23rd, as the birthday of Alan Turing, a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For almost 160 years, the Riemann hypothesis has been one of ...

Finding a parking place along a crowded street can be an art, but a British mathematician has proved that fitting into it is pure science. Professor Simon Blackburn created an equation for perfect ...

You know the feel of a good putt. (SOUNDBITE OF GOLF CLUB HITTING GOLF BALL) SIMON: The golf club taps the ball just right. It rolls gently toward the hole at just the right speed, and you can hear ...

A pioneering British mathematician whose codebreaking helped end World War II but was persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws is to be honored on British bank notes. Alan Turing, credited by many as ...