In the 1960s, the Soviet climatologist and mathematician Mikhail Budyko set out to investigate the potential future of a planet on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. He started by looking some 600 ...

One string in each of the following pairs can be unraveled into a circle—the so-­called unknot. Which one is it? Show puzzle solution The knots at the top left and the bottom right can be unraveled ...

Florida Virtual School is using artificial intelligence to strengthen its students’ math skills. More than 80 students from sixth to eleventh grade were the first to participate in the online school’s ...

The Racial Justice in Early Math project aims to educate teachers and provide resources to help educators combat racial bias in math instruction. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The ...

Fifty years ago, “fractal” was born. In a 1975 book, the Polish-French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot coined the term to describe a family of rough, fragmented shapes that fall outside ...

It’s no secret that incumbents have a big advantage in elections. How big? It’s like the undefeated ’72 Miami Dolphins vs. a Pop Warner team. In the 2024 national general elections, 95% of incumbents ...

Humans beat generative AI models made by Google and OpenAI at a top international mathematics competition, despite the programs reaching gold-level scores for the first time. Neither model scored full ...

Dr. Steve Marlowe of the Alabama Power Foundation presented the Helen Keller School with a check for $1,000 for Let’s Light Up Math Program. According to HKS Principal Amy Shelley, the program uses ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s ...

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

Tesla has announced that it produced its one millionth Powerwall. An impressive milestone that is, unfortunately, overshadowed by some questionable math. Powerwall is by far the most popular home ...