A new proof extends the work of the late Maryam Mirzakhani, cementing her legacy as a pioneer of alien mathematical realms.

Maryam Mirzakhani, who became the first woman Fields medalist for drawing deep connections between topology, geometry and dynamical systems, has died of cancer at the age of 40. This is our 2014 ...

The product of their two curvatures at each point is -1 everywhere. So in a sense they are the opposite (or hyperbolic counterpart) of an ordinary sphere. Here is the simplest one: One nice thing ...

The product of their two curvatures at each point is -1 everywhere. So in a sense they are the opposite (or hyperbolic counterpart) of an ordinary sphere. Here is the simplest one: One nice thing ...