Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.

New Mexico wants to make sure young students have grasped the basics of mathematics before they face harder concepts such as ...

The March 14 celebration drew toddlers through older children for a full day of circle-themed math activities and edible rewards.

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

I’ve yet to meet a physicist that didn’t believe in the beauty of the general theory of relativity—Einstein’s description of gravity as the curvature of spacetime. After all, it’s consistently ...

Although financial literacy is often not talked about in school, one North Carolina-based elementary school teacher aimed to teach her students about real-world problems by charging them "rent." A ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual COLA based on average inflation rates from the prior year. This cost is rising faster than the annual COLA, and it cuts directly into many retirees' ...

Nearly half of young New Yorkers statewide are still missing the mark on standardized math and English exams, according to newly released data. The state Education Department released its yearly ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about numbers. And while that may seem daunting, most kids enjoy sharpening their math ...