While building a simpler model for particle interactions, physicists found a new representation involving pi—not a new value ...

Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental mysteries of our universe, mathematicians ...

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...

Fifty years ago, “fractal” was born. In a 1975 book, the Polish-French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot coined the term to describe a family of rough, fragmented shapes that fall outside ...

Math achievement has been stagnating for over a decade. What could turn that around? As the “science of reading” makes big strides, one can’t help but ask if there’s an analogous “science of math.” ...

Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

Teaching encompasses everything Fairmont Senior High science teacher Allison Ralston is passionate about. “I get to be really hands on and in-depth with science topics ranging all the way ...

Science is what scientists do – it’s an activity and a process, not a single thing. Solskin/DigitalVision via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you ...