For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Four in 10 people do not feel confident in using numbers in their everyday lives, according to a survey (David Jones/PA) ...

Reckon you're a maths whizz? See if you can solve this tricky puzzle. While many of us might not miss maths problems from school, others among us love a good challenge, and what better way than ...

This maths puzzle may make you burst into tears. Maths is one of the most divisive subjects we study at school. Some of us breeze through the school curriculum with no problems whatsoever, while ...

Brits are pulling their hair out over a seemingly impossible maths question designed for teenagers. Many of us haven't had to deal with equations since our schooldays - and no longer have to care ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You’re not destined to be bad at maths. You just may need to tackle your ‘mathephobia’. Are you a parent who dreads having to help with maths homework? In a restaurant, do you hate having to calculate ...

Some math problems have been challenging us for centuries, and while brain-busters like these hard math problems may seem impossible, someone is bound to solve ’em eventually. Well, maybe. For now, ...