This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person ...

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking: ...

Indian edtech startup Physics Wallah ended its first day as a public company on a high, with its shares closing 44% higher than they were listed for, indicating that the country’s edtech sector may ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning. Most artificial-intelligence (AI) models can reliably identify patterns in data ...

Nothing sinks a golfer’s spirits like their ball zinging back out of the hole. Now, physics and mathematics explain how it happens. The anguish of a “lip out” occurs when a golfer putts a ball, and ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, the renowned mathematician David Hilbert had a grand ambition to bring a more rigorous, mathematical ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

UPDATE: Adidas officially unveiled the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s new Trionda ball on October 2, 2025, in New York City. We have added a photo from this unveiling to the below story about the mathematics ...

Donald Trump won’t stop lying about his dangerous plan to decrease drug prices in the stupidest way possible. “This is something that nobody else can do,” Trump said during a reception with members of ...

In this video, we explain the importance of having a basic understanding of Math and Physics for aspiring airline pilots. Prince William Interrupts Family Break with Major Announcement — and Diana ...