In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...
Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, ...
“Sleep is made up of many dimensions, not just how long we sleep,” wrote the researchers behind the project in a statement ...
In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game "Battleship," Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize ...
At Sydney’s oldest fully selective high school, Fort Street, girls make up just 24 per cent of the year 7 cohort.
New world records in some sports are remarkably elusive, yet in others they seem to fall regularly. There is a good mathematical reason why.
The United States Mint has released the designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, and one of them honors a ...
This brief assessment will help identify students who may be experiencing reading difficulties so that they can get extra ...
America's largest cities are symbols of dysfunction, plagued by crime, failing schools, homelessness, and crumbling ...
The University of Arkansas System's total fall headcount of 71,705 students is up roughly 2,000 from last fall, with most ...
Teachers and education experts say such repeated leaks have made these examinations meaningless, as the results no longer ...
Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth but remains hampered by high costs and stagnant proficiency rates, a new report says.