For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

It's been the battle of who can win by the most blowouts between the Seahawks and the Rams, but a blowout is the last thing anyone should expect in Week 11.

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

April Wilkerson shows how to divide a board without tricky math in a surprisingly simple way.

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

A dad was reviewing his son’s math homework assignment when the unexpected appearance of two words, scribbled in pencil, ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Travelers and Chubb trade at low valuations with strong fundamentals and low market correlation, offering hidden value. Read ...

Each week, Times Union high school football expert James Allen provides what you need to know about the week's action. Week 10 is here, and that means the Section 2 football semifinals are about to be ...