Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they contain fractals, following relatively simple ...

It’s 2 a.m. Your coffee is cold; your textbook is still open to the same unread page, and the exam is creeping closer. You ...

Recognizing how numbers relate to each other is key to mastering math. This ability, known as "structure sense," helps ...

Researchers have demonstrated, using a novel approach, that the original solution to Dudeney’s famous dissection problem is ...

Some things happen for a reason — math professor Frank Jones’ life is perhaps a testament to that very idea. Born in Amarillo ...

University of Idaho researchers have developed a mathematical model that simplifies the way scientists understand changes in glacier movement. This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of i ...

COVID’s emotional and educational strain on children still lingers, but educators and mental health specialists say they are ...

The results of a nationwide study conducted by academics at Harvard and Stanford show a puzzling pattern – students' math ...

Step 1: Read (and reread) the word problem. First, encourage students to read the word problem in its entirety, in order to ...

School mathematics in South Africa is often seen as a sign of the health of the education system more generally. Under the ...

South Africa’s mathematics achievement trends are unusual. This could point to possible ways to improve results.

Other unsolved mathematical mysteries are akin to the branches of trees. The trees themselves—fields within the wider subject ...