To understand why, the team looked at the MRI scans.

Six mathematicians from the United States, Europe and Canada have emerged as leading contenders for the 2026 Fields Medal, widely regarded as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics." ...

Recent studies show that the less likely someone is to use procedural solutions, the better they tend to be at more abstract problem-solving—and gender is a significant predictor. In a new study, ...

A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical ...

Seventeen-year-old Vishnu Kannan’s love for math and problem solving led him to become the founder of a tech startup, which ...

National group cites 4 pillars to math education for young kids. A national nonprofit that aims to improve math outcomes for ...

Philosophy at Peking University, Logic in Amsterdam, and then Mathematics in Lyon ... for Dr. Tingxiang Zou, borders are an invitation rather than an obstacle. Tingxiang Zou is taking on a big new ...

When Wei Dongyi, a two-time International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalist, made his social media debut, he gained tens of millions of likes and followers within days.

Chinese mathematician Wei Dongyi, a two-time IMO gold medalist who once turned down Harvard, is also known for his frugal lifestyle, reportedly spending less than 300 yuan (US$44) a month in Beijing.

(Utah State University) Utah State University students celebrate their attempt at breaking a world record after participating in a math class that lasted more than 40 hours, starting on Nov. 21, 2025.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress is known as the nation’s report card. But as more students leave public schools, the test risks becoming less representative of the nation’s students.

At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have ...