This year has seen some amazing advancements in fundamental mathematics. Researchers have made breakthroughs in geometry, topology, chaos theory, and more. And a startling three of our top 10 ...

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

Across the country this fall, millions of college students are walking into math classrooms worried about their future — perhaps with good reason. For decades, mathematics — particularly college ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

Polynomial equations are a cornerstone of modern science, providing a mathematical basis for celestial mechanics, computer graphics, market growth predictions and much more. But although most high ...

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better. By Matt Richtel Many people use a smartwatch to monitor their cardiovascular ...

One of the landmarks of Kyoto, the home of Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara, is the Kamo River. At certain points, there are stepping stones that allow residents to cross the river away from ...

Marvel has denied using AI to create posters for The Fantastic Four: First Steps after fans spotted one image that includes what appears to be a man with just four fingers. Marketing for The Fantastic ...

Many estate-planning attorneys use a personal property memorandum (memo) for the disposition of personal property. It’s used when the attorney drafts a client’s will to allow the client to change ...