For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Earlier, we told you about the 10 smartest kids in the world. They are ranked by a site called Brilliant.org, which asks users progressively harder math and science problems. Think you might be as ...

Construct a convex octagon with four right angles. It probably says a lot about me as a teacher that I assign problems like this. I watch as students try to arrange the right angles consecutively.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Computer generated image of concentric rings around a central shaded hat (dark blue). Look carefully! Mathematicians have invented ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Ever wondered how your mind deals with complex sums and multiplications? A new study has imaged how the brain's activity levels change while ...

Researchers used algebra and geometry together to solve an old random walk problem. Random walk ideas have informed everything from biology to video games. This team identified a key geometry idea ...