One afternoon, Lori Anderson and her 7-year-old, Lindsey, spotted a small maple tree in La Mirada, California. Anderson asked her daughter how many leaves she thought were on the tree. Lindsey’s guess ...

Natural physical networks are continuous, three-dimensional objects, like the small mathematical model displayed here.

More than three years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian prisons continue to fill with people jailed for speaking out against the war and the authorities. As of August 2025, more than ...

Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...

Many children fear math due to pressure and difficulty. Parents can foster a love for numbers by making learning playful through games and daily life examples. Praising effort over results, ...

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His proofs have been called “disgusting,” but they go beyond what any human can do ...

Many children grow up fearing or disliking Maths, which is one of the most essential subjects in school. While some students naturally enjoy numbers, others may struggle with concepts, low confidence ...

Business leaders can’t outsource mathematical thinking to AI without sacrificing judgment, because real-world business ...