Hidden Fibonacci numbers, a new shape and the search for a grand unified theory of mathematics are among our choices for most ...

The basic building blocks of the whole numbers remain mysterious.

A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented ...

A basic feature of number theory, prime numbers are also a fundamental building block of computer science, from hashtables to cryptography. Everyone knows that a prime number is one that cannot be ...

Find one million consecutive positive numbers, none of which are prime. Ancient math tells us that prime numbers (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...,), which have no factors except for 1 and themselves, go on ...

Math Horizons is intended primarily for undergraduates interested in mathematics. Our purpose is to introduce students to the world of mathematics outside the classroom. Thus, while we especially ...