Mathematical truths are often born of the conflict between order and disorder. Mathematicians discover patterns, and, to better understand the mysterious forces at play, they look for countervailing ...

Mathematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They test, and then push past, the limits of their imagination. They engage with ...

Across 81 countries and education systems, 15-year-olds lost the equivalent of three-quarters of a year of instruction in math and a half year of instruction in reading, though they held ground in ...

Consider lunch. Perhaps a nice ham sandwich. A knife should neatly halve the ham and two bread slices. But what if you slip? Oops—the ham now rests folded under a ...