Peter Badge. Mathematics often feels like a collection of isolated islands. Each one operates with its own rules, and building bridges between them is notoriously difficult. Today, the Norwegian ...

Gerd Faltings, a number theorist at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, has won the 2026 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of ...

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

For many students, math carries a reputation that makes palms sweat before a single number appears on the board. Pi Day flips that script on ... Read moreThe post On ...

Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles”—the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller natural numbers. They can only be divided by themselves and 1. And in a new ...

Most people think that only people can understand numbers, but that's not true. Many animals can naturally figure out how much something costs, see patterns, and make decisions based on simple math.

Think math is just about numbers and equations? Think again. According to a review analyzing 49 studies with 37,654 participants, reading comprehension has a significantly strong effect on students' ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

A brain teaser is a short, playful puzzle designed to make your mind stretch and smile. It could be a riddle, a tricky question, a visual illusion, or a logic twist that nudges you to think beyond the ...

Puyallup schedules ribbon-cutting Oct. 30 for 6,880-square-foot barn-themed playground. Playground features slides, musical instruments and climbing boulders across two age zones Project cost about $1 ...