(from left) Prof. Florian Mormann and Esther Kutter, together with Prof. Andreas Nieder from the University of Tübingen, clarify the neuronal basis of the mathematical concept of “zero”. Despite its ...

What is the most important number in the entirety of mathematics? Ok, that’s a pretty silly question – out of infinite possibilities, how could you possibly choose? I suppose a big hitter like 2 or 10 ...

What better time to contemplate the conundrum that is zero than the start of a new year? Zero is a fairly new concept in human history and even more recent as a number. It wasn't until around the 7th ...