Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. It’s a day to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of trans people, while also ...

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

The Department of Mathematics consists of the Mathematical Institute and the Freudenthal Institute. Mathematical research and academic education become one within the Mathematical Institute. The ...

IN March 1839, the historic little screw-driven vessel S.S. Archimedes began her trials in the River Thames. A month or two later she visited Portsmouth, and afterwards made voyages around the ...

But there’s also another version of the Archimedes story — one that speaks more directly to the uniquely American journey of Bryan H. Bunch that began in Great Depression-ravaged St. Louis on Dec. 19, ...

Pi Day 2025: Pi (π) is one of the most fundamental symbols in mathematics. Defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, it is an irrational number, meaning it has infinite decimal ...

Pi Day, celebrated on March 14, honours mathematical constant Pi, recognising its significance in mathematics, particularly in circle calculations, and promoting interest in learning and practising ...

A Harvard University scientist has argued strongly that there is a possibility that God exists. The scientist, Dr Willie Soon, specialises in astrophysics and his assertion has the potential to ...

Ancient Greek letter and math symbol pi. Credit: Shisma/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY 4.0 Math fanatics worldwide and everyone else who just loves pi (or pie) celebrate Pi Day on March 14. Pi was named for ...

But the most significant pi research might have come from the astronomer, Archimedes, around 250 B.C. His mathematical calculation showed that pi was "between three and one-seventh and three and 10 ...

Friday is Pi Day, a national celebration of the mathematical concept, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and equals 3.14... Schools and museums often plan events to ...