Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

The constraints of physical shape have helped guide life's evolutionary path. Jayanth Banavar, dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) at the University of Maryland, ...

At Battle High School in Columbia, Mo., students in geometry class have swapped their compasses and protractors for hammers and hard hats. And they’re doing it for a good cause. The school is one of a ...

From NPR, this is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Joe Palca. Up next, how life imitates math. In his new book, Steven Strogatz looks back on the 30-year correspondence he maintained with his high school math ...

Many students complain and question math learning in school because they feel it isn’t necessary for their future lives. However, many students don’t realize that math is used and applied everywhere.

In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space. When you gaze out ...

A teacher in San Diego gave his students an online geometry lesson inside Half-Life: Alyx. Many schools are out due to coronavirus concerns, so math teacher Charles Coomber provided his 7th-grade ...