After Hong Kong lost its bid to Glasgow to host a major international maths meeting, an award-winning mathematician named Yau called for Asia to establish its own mathematical union, citing entrenched European voting power within the IMU.
A ten-year-old boy from Kobe, Japan, Jo Nagai, conducted an experiment demonstrating that swallowtail butterflies can retain memories from their caterpillar stage and even pass them on to subsequent generations, a finding that has surprised the scientific community.
Ten-year-old Jo Nagai from Kobe, Japan, conducted a scientific experiment on swallowtail butterflies, demonstrating that they can retain memories through metamorphosis and even pass them to subsequent generations, a finding that has surprised scientists.
A fierce competition is underway for the next host city of the International Congress of Mathematicians, with the decision to be announced July 21 in New York. Hong Kong's bid is seen as a reflection of China's rising influence in mathematics.
D K Shivakumar took oath as the 24th CM of Karnataka, with G Parameshwara as deputy CM. The new cabinet balances caste and regional dynamics, focusing on youth welfare with initiatives like free bus passes and a private job portal. No women were inducted in the initial phase.
The TVK-led alliance has allocated a Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu to its partner, the Indian National Congress, for the upcoming June 18 elections. Congress's Tamil Nadu in-charge met CM Vijay to request the seat.
More than 2,300 mathematicians from nearly 80 countries have signed a petition to move the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians out of the United States, citing visa barriers, safety concerns and US policies they say undermine the inclusiveness of global science. The petition, co-organised by Varma, calls on Chinese mathematicians to support the boycott and convince their mathematical societies to do the same.
More than 2,300 mathematicians from at least 76 countries have signed a petition demanding the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians be moved out of the US, citing safety concerns linked to US foreign policy. The protest mirrors previous opposition to Russia's hosting over its invasion of Ukraine.
