RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A winner of the Fields Medal, often called the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics,' had his prize stolen shortly after receiving it during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday ...

Vladimir Voevodsky, a mathematician who grew up in Russia before coming to the United States, where his work was recognized with the Fields Medal, often regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize ...

Just minutes after Caucher Birkar was given a golden Fields Medal at a ceremony Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, it vanished. Birkar, a Kurd who fled Iran and became a Cambridge University professor, was ...

Alfred Nobel's will established prestigious awards for science, literature, and peace, but notably excluded mathematics. While popular myths abound, historical context suggests Nobel favored practical ...

An updated story is available here. The International Mathematics Union named professor Andrei Okounkov a winner of the Fields Medal this morning. The award, often described as mathematics' equivalent ...

In a video message played at a Frankfurt Book Fair event, Yau shared insights into the three-year process of writing the book ...

Professor Curtis T. McMullen received the 1998 Fields Medal, deemed the most prestigious award in mathematics, for his work on complex dynamics. McMullen is also the creator of the Illustrating ...

This reflective piece explores the essence of pure love through two extraordinary lives. Mathematician Grigori Perelman ...