One of the first studies of fractals came from a surprising and weird phenomenon that occurs when you try to measure a coastline.

Barrier-grid animations (also called scanimations) are a thing most people would recognize on sight, even if they didn’t know what they were called. Move a set of opaque strips over a pattern, and ...

Maryland’s State Board of Education has adopted a new set of standards for what students should be able to understand and their performance when it comes to mathematics. Joshua Michael, the president ...

German students are increasingly struggling with so-called STEM subjects, a leaked report shows. Meanwhile, a man has gone on ...

City school leaders point to new $100 million curriculum as factor in math improvement, while acknowledging English language ...

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture. It’s not that anyone ever said ...

In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into a boomtown. Here’s how to celebrate the bicentennial.