The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation which left many scratching their heads. The viral math problem ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

American students are struggling with reading. And the country's education system hasn't found a way to make it better. In fact, fourth and eighth grade reading scores on the National Assessment of ...

A gardener seeking advice on how to deal with weeds was quickly warned against using a common toxic pesticide. "What is the most effective way to get rid of stubborn flower bed weeds?" they asked in ...

In 1971, German mathematicians Schönhage and Strassen predicted a faster algorithm for multiplying large numbers, but it remained unproven for decades. Mathematicians from Australia and France have ...