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A new study reveals that Srinivasa Ramanujan’s century-old formulas for calculating pi unexpectedly emerge within modern theories of critical phenomena, turbulence, and black holes. In school, many of ...

IISc researchers connect Ramanujan’s century-old pi formulae with modern physics, uncovering surprising mathematical ...

LAST YEAR SOME OF THE nation's greatest math minds gathered at Manhattan's elegant Tribeca Rooftop for stunning views, fancy food and wine--and a series of complex equations to determine who among ...

Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist for Discover Magazine, who frequently covers new scientific studies about animal behavior, human evolution, consciousness, astrophysics, and the environment.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NEW YORK — What do mathematics and cooking have in common? They both involve a search for beauty ...

We all know that nature is math — but what about love? Can a mathematical formula really lead to love? According to Dr. Hannah Fry, it can — and she's figured out ...