How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up. Fad diets come and ...

The study of the sciences has become more significant than ever as the years have gone by. It is a decisive factor that tells us the direction of where our country is heading; either a few years back ...

For years, the smartest move in spine and orthopedic economics was to keep payers at arm’s length: negotiate the fee schedule, fight the denials and treat the insurer as an adversary to be managed.

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...

Across the globe, boys are increasingly becoming disconnected from education and at times, dropping out of school. The belief is that it has to do with toxic ...

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the same distance. For any amount of dots, what is the greatest possible number of pairs that can be ...

You’ve probably picked up a dozen eggs countless times from the store. But have you ever stopped to think about why those eggs come in cartons of 12, rather than eight, 10, or whatever amount the ...

The US government tried to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to shipping and energy firms operating in the Gulf in an effort to keep the Hormuz Strait open. Here is the story why the ...

If you’ve ever seen the number 11:11 pop up somewhere and felt compelled to make a wish—or to urge whoever you’re with to do so—you’ve participated in the magic of angel number 1111. This four-digit ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

For many students, math carries a reputation that makes palms sweat before a single number appears on the board. Pi Day flips that script on March 14, inviting learners to grab rulers, measure real ...