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Researchers mathematically disprove simulated universe theory
Nov 4, 2025Scientists now believe that they have finally disproven the idea that we are all living in a simulated universe.
New study: there is a 1 in 3 chance that we are alone in the universe
Oct 29, 2025Mathematician Dr Veres Antal has authored a new paper outlining the likelihood that nobody at all is out there.
Aftermath of Notre Dame fire continues to reveal its secrets
Mar 20, 2023The fire that tore through the iconic Parisian landmark was undoubtedly devastating, but there has been a silver lining.
New York flotsam thought to be from 200-year-old shipwreck
Feb 25, 2023Debris found in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ian is now thought to be a piece of the long-lost SS Savannah.
Loch Ness Monster is not a giant eel, mathematician claims
Jan 23, 2023One expert has called into question the theory that the Loch Ness Monster is actually a type of giant eel.
Physicist solves time travel paradox problem
Sep 28, 2020Physics student Germain Tobar has come up with the mathematics for what he calls 'paradox-free' time travel.
Could Hitler have won the Battle of Britain ?
Jan 11, 2020Mathematicians have used statistical models to calculate how different WW2 strategies would have played out.
Is there a lottery ticket that always wins ?
Sep 10, 2019Mathematics researchers in Denmark have finally solved a riddle first put forward all the way back in 1969.
Man tells cops Bigfoot attacked him with an axe
May 11, 2019Officers in Klamath County, Oregon recently responded to what turned out to be a rather strange 911 call.
Bees can do arithmetic, new study finds
Feb 7, 2019Scientists from Australia and France have determined that bees are capable of mastering basic maths skills.
Boy dials 911 for help with math homework
Oct 7, 2018A 10-year-old school pupil recently called the emergency services after getting stuck on a math problem.
Physicists develop model for a real-life TARDIS
Aug 26, 2018Two scientists from Canada and the US have come up with a mathematical model for a viable time machine.
Stonehenge builders used Pythagoras' theorem
Jun 22, 2018The neolithic monument's builders had used Pythagoras' theorem 2,000 years before Pythagoras was even born.
Why does this arrow always point to the right?
VIDEO May 7, 2018This fascinating optical illusion by mathematician Kokichi Sugihara has left Internet users scratching their heads.
What causes the sound of cracking knuckles ?
Mar 29, 2018Scientists have come up with three mathematical equations to explain the sound of a cracked knuckle.
New largest prime number has 23 million digits
VIDEO Jan 5, 2018The ridiculously long number, like all prime numbers, can only be divided by either itself or by one.
Scientists predict 'mini ice age' by 2030
Dec 27, 2017A new mathematical model of the Sun's magnetic activity has indicated that we may soon be in for a cold spell.
Time travel is 'mathematically possible'
Apr 29, 2017According to Professor Ben Tippett, traveling through time is not outside the realms of possibility.
13% chance of doomsday, claims maths expert
Nov 25, 2016Dr Fergus Simpson maintains that humanity has a 13% chance of going extinct before the century is out.
How long could a big conspiracy really last ?
Jan 27, 2016A new maths study has suggested that it is very difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps for long.
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