Some math conjectures and theorems and proofs can take on a profound, quasi-religious status as examples of the limits of human comprehension. TREE(3) is one of those examples. "You've got all these ...

A new study shows how the present-day distribution of physical traits across species can help explain how the evolutionary process unfolded over time. At this time of year, the words "Yule tree" may ...

For thousands of years, philosophers have pondered cardinality: knowing “how many.” Using a series of crude estimates, the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes worked out the approximate number of ...

Thanks to a team of scientists, there's a new "tree of life" showing the ancestry of millions of different species dating back to the beginning of the planet. The team, led by Karen Cranston of Duke ...