For Mr. Santos, math can also inspire ideas about structures that have already been built — a new way to see and appreciate the world. Inspired by this idea, The New York Times created a virtual tour ...

Humans may rely on calculators and spreadsheets, but dogs seem to have a system of their own when it comes to numbers and time. For them, minutes stretch into hours, toys double or disappear without ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed.

Mathematics has long been seen as a subject of formulas, equations, and abstract concepts that exist only on the pages of textbooks. For many students, this abstraction creates a disconnect ...

At Limestone Community School in northeastern Maine, a typical fall school day for middle grade students may include mountain biking and canoeing. In the winter, students can snowshoe, icefish or bust ...

One of the most common old-fashioned tricks kids today are not taught in school that would save them a lot of time is the multiplying by 9s finger hack. This finger trick allows people to multiply any ...

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The math doesn’t work for the Big Ten to mirror the SEC and implement a model with three permanent and six rotating opponents.

A Facebook video posted by Siyabulela Sheshegu showed a man trying to balance his R8,000 salary against bills, leaving only R158 at the end of all deductions.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline -- a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator.

QUT researchers have developed a pioneering mathematical framework to help 'pick winners' and maximise limited funding and resources when investing in ...