GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...

A study reveals that emotional engagement significantly enhances students' math performance, highlighting the importance of managing feelings in learning.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics makes the argument that teachers, principals, and district leaders must “stay ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

Those changes will be contested, in math as in other academic disciplines wrestling with AI’s impact. As AI models become a ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

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 ...

Fermat’s Last Theorem is one of the most famous problems in mathematical history. Proposed in the 17th century, it claimed that certain equations have no solutions in whole numbers. For centuries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is 29 + 14? Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and ...

Some kids struggle with math. Now, scientists have pinpointed some of the specific thinking processes and brain regions that might explain why math is a little harder for some than others. When given ...

In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows she’s dreaming. Lucid ...

AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we can't verify them. How will we know if they're right? When you purchase ...