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A simple math problem sparked heated debate on Chinese education forums two years ago.

Only a few months ago, the question felt mostly philosophical: if artificial intelligence can help solve open math problems, ...

Then it’s kind of a mystery to try to figure out why and how they’re related.” The Riemann hypothesis has proved to be a font of surprising connections all over math and beyond it, to the realm of the ...

By listening to recordings of students solving math problems, teachers can determine their next steps, such as how to pair students up.

AI math proof verification reached a new frontier as DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus solved nine open Erdős research problems with Lean-verified proofs, some unsolved for 56 years. The May 2026 Science Ne ...