Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Choosing a new colour scheme is a psychological issue, not just an aesthetic one. Here’s what the evidence shows.

Is 170,141,183,460,469,231,731,687,303,715,884,105,727 prime? Before you ask the Internet for an answer, can you consider how you might answer that question without a ...

Today's Final Jeopardy clue for Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Jeopardy! (Season 42, Game 4) is included in the category "Today Spelling Counts." The question asked about the winning word at the ...

Science and Technology Education Program, Faculty of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Gan, Israel Introduction: There is substantial evidence indicating the favorable influence of music on ...

Mathematics may not be the first thing people associate with Alzheimer's disease research. But for Pedro Maia, an assistant professor of mathematics and data science at The University of Texas at ...

The GRE is one of the most widely accepted standardized tests for admission to graduate school. It measures readiness for advanced academic work, but success depends on more than just content ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Most kids dream of making it to the NBA for their basketball skills, but a Philadelphia student is earning recognition for her skill with numbers. Ten-year-old Riley, from ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

“The first American pope” is not the first thing that occurred to mathematician Martin Nowak when the former Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square last month.

To the editor: With all due respect to guest contributor Christopher Cokinos, our country can continue funding NASA at its current levels or we can continue funding SpaceX at its ever-increasing ...

Emmy Noether (1882-1935) was a German mathematician of Jewish descent, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century. The play delves into her struggles against gender barriers in ...