Plenty of parents and teachers know full well that a child's aptitude for math has nothing to do with their sex, but for years, studies have used only test scores to confirm this truth. A new study ...

It's good to find out what your kids can be good at an early age in order to know how you can help them get better at things. One of the skills that can now be more easily detected at an early stage ...

Brain scans can predict which children's math skills will improve the most with tutoring, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

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People who hate math now have a good reason: It hurts. New research shows that math actually equals pain for some, in the brain at least. Comparing the brain scans of people with math anxiety with ...