Plenty of parents and teachers know full well that a child's aptitude for math has nothing to do with their sex, but for years, studies have used only test scores to confirm this truth. A new study ...

Brain scans can predict which children's math skills will improve the most with tutoring, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

It's good to find out what your kids can be good at an early age in order to know how you can help them get better at things. One of the skills that can now be more easily detected at an early stage ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

STANFORD — When it comes to math, MRIs may be better than IQs — and even past math scores — at showing whether a tutor can help a child master everything from trapezoids to trigonometry. A new study ...

Several studies have already debunked the myth that boys are innately better at math than girls, but those are largely based on analysis of test scores. Several studies have already debunked the myth ...