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 ...

The hidden gift of math is the development of problem solving, critical thinking and perseverance, all of which are seriously lacking in today's graduates,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by ...

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

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 ...

Russia feared to have hit Spanish Air Force plane with a GPS attack after a flight to Lithuania carrying defence dinister Margarita Robles suffered an electronic 'disturbance'. The suspected attack ...

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.

Learning math is a deeply cognitive experience. But the strength of that learning is highly influenced by emotions. The brain systems we aim to recruit in education—attention, motivation, memory, and ...