Imagine this scenario: Scientists have intercepted a transmission from an alien race. It's clear that the message comes from an intelligent being, but everything about it — the syntax, the grammar, ...

For over a decade, a mysterious mathematical theory has perplexed mathematicians worldwide. Known as the Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory (IUT), it is so complex and hard to understand that even ...

First proposed in 2012, the Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory (IUT) is a devilishly difficult math theory that experts describe as an “alien language.” Although only a few mathematicians around the ...