Baboons and macaques appear to use some of the same mental strategies as humans when matching shapes, suggesting that the ...

"I am routinely asked questions like, 'What's eight times zero?' Or, 'how many sides does a triangle have?' These are eighth ...

But according to a new study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, some monkeys may ...

Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 explains how simple arithmetic principles enable computers to master digital gaming.

Testing 79 adults from Bolivia’s indigenous Tsimane’ farmer-forager population, who do not undergo formal U.S.-style ...

New York City public schools held back just 0.4% of students in grades 3 through 8 last year — even as over 40% flunked ...

As India’s huge youth population surges, the government faces pressure to fix an education system that leaves many ill ...

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

The University of California Regents won't decide whether to bring back standardized tests for admissions until at least next ...

This year’s Fields Medal honors four mathematicians in their 30s who have made their mark in geometry and physics.

Researchers in Barcelona conducted experiments with four zoo giraffes that indicate the animals might be capable of basic math.