Held up as a new route to college admissions, the Classic Learning Test has instead become a remedial high-school graduation ...

Researchers showed each giraffe the contents of several containers, which held varying numbers of carrots, then added extra pieces to one of them. Afterward, the animal would choose a container to get ...

Elementary school students might memorize their times tables for single-digit numbers, but memorization won’t cut it when the teacher asks for three-digit multiplication. This requires an algorithm: ...

Researchers found that some animals could “count” carrots in a test—and may have better numerical skills than dogs or horses. Scientists say the numerical skills displayed by zoo giraffes may help ...