Mathematics stories

Jul 23, 2026

Two Chinese mathematicians win Fields Medal for first time

For the first time, two Chinese nationals have been awarded the Fields Medal, mathematics' highest honor. Hong Wang and Yu Deng were recognized for solving century-old problems, marking a milestone in China's scientific advancement.

Jul 23, 20263 sources

May 21, 2026

OpenAI model claims to disprove Erdős conjecture

OpenAI announced that its reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture about planar unit distances, first posed by mathematician Paul Erdős in 1946.

May 21, 20262 sources