Two of four tested giraffes seemed to be able to mentally combine numbers to get one of their favorite treats: carrots. But ...

What’s the secret to prompting an AI to solve math problems that have left humans stumped? Tell it to believe in itself ...

Some, however, find that bridging fields opens new realms of possibility. Henry Kvinge, who trained as a mathematician but ...

Researchers found that some animals could “count” carrots in a test—and may have better numerical skills than dogs or horses.

Just a few years after literacy laws swept the nation, changes to math education are gaining traction. In Wisconsin, a new ...

The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which ...

A mathematical formula inscribed on a wall at the Maya site of Xultun in Guatemala has revealed the name of an important Maya ...

Millions of people will take to the roads this holiday season, only to end up spending frustrating hours sitting in traffic ...

For the first time, archaeologists identified one of the culture’s famed Classic era mathematicians and astronomers ...

Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

A decade after uncovering a mysterious mathematical relationship in the physics of "jamming," Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi ...

New York school districts will soon begin revamping math instruction under a new law aimed at improving test scores — but the ...