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

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

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).

In this excerpt from the new book 'Speak Data,' the Wharton professor and best-selling author shares his thoughts on how we ...

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

Cell division is a process of remarkable precision: during each cycle, the genetic material must be evenly distributed between the two daughter cells. To achieve this, duplicated chromosomes, known as ...

Mark Pope has a roster for the 2025-26 season that looks like it could be one of the best in college basketball this season. Coach Pope searched far and wide to put this roster together, and now it ...

Amid a statewide decline in students missing school, Illinois is launching a Chronic Absence Task Force to study strategies to further reduce chronic absenteeism across all grade levels, state ...

Welcome to the NIBE Q3 presentation for 2025. [Operator Instructions] Now I will hand the conference over to the CEO, Eric Lindquist; and CFO, Hans Backman. Please go ahead. And just a few things when ...

I thought it would be easy. I thought I could do it with barely a thought. But when I sit down and try to list 150 friends – people with whom I have a reciprocal and ongoing relationship – I start ...

Few experiences rival the calm satisfaction of falling asleep easily and waking up feeling fully rested. But sleep is more than a luxury or idle downtime, it’s a vital biological process that supports ...