The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore One of the biggest stories in science has been ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1994, an earthquake of a proof shook up the mathematical world. The mathematician Andrew Wiles had finally settled Fermat’s Last ...

Daily briefing: The breakthrough proof bringing mathematics closer to a grand unified theory Researchers have unveiled a proof that’s forging bridges between different mathematical lands. Plus, ...