Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A large team of scientists says they’ve achieved “certified randomness” using a quantum computer. In a ...

A team that included researchers at a US bank says it has created a protocol that can generate certified truly random numbers, opening the possibility that current generation quantum computers can be ...

Pretty often at IFLScience Towers, we find ourselves faced with a conspiracy theory we’ve not seen before – and this week was ...