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MUMBAI-Akshay Kumar, who is receiving a positive response to his work in the recently released film ‘Jolly LLB 3’, has shared the maths behind his disciplined life. He recently graced the season ...

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A geometry problem that puzzled mathematicians for nearly six decades has finally been cracked — and the breakthrough comes from a 31-year-old Korean researcher whose work is now being recognised ...

A Korean mathematician has won international recognition for solving a geometry puzzle that had resisted proof for nearly six decades. US magazine Scientific American named the research by Baek ...

Here are the answers to the festive maths quiz I set on December 23. I hope you enjoyed it. nestdesigns/Shutterstock Puzzle 1: You are given nine gold coins that look ...

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

The hour, minute and second hands of this clock are all the same length and move smoothly in a circle. The dial contains hour and minute markers, but the numbers are missing. Therefore, it’s ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...