For Mr. Santos, math can also inspire ideas about structures that have already been built — a new way to see and appreciate the world. Inspired by this idea, The New York Times created a virtual tour ...

Pi Day (March 14) is a day of global mathematical celebration, but it’s not the only numerically significant calendar date. It’s far from the rarest, either. In fact, today marks a special occasion ...

Since antiquity, the "doubling the square" problem has intrigued curious minds. Plato already recounted how Socrates challenged his students to double the area of a square, an enigma that reveals ...