What It Is and How It Affects Learning Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that affects an individual’s ability to understand and manipulate numbers. Often referred to as ‘math dyslexia,’ ...

Academic success isn't just about intelligence—organization, discipline, and the right study techniques can make all the ...

Researchers in Barcelona conducted experiments with four zoo giraffes that indicate the animals might be capable of basic math.

The Fourier pixel colored logo of ETH Zurich. The letter ‘E’ is roughly 1 millimeter tall on the camera. Credit: Glauser YM, ...

New research by the Brookings Institution out of Kentucky raises questions about how effective corequisite support—in which ...

After its Back to Basics reading overhaul, New York is turning to math — but educators and researchers can't agree on ...

A sweeping investigation has revealed widespread fraud in mathematics publishing, where commercial metrics and rankings have incentivized the mass production of meaningless or flawed papers. The study ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Devised in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method has been a popular reforestation approach in urban areas worldwide. The method involves densely planting seedlings, which proponents say makes them grow more ...

A decade or so ago, reading instruction underwent a public reassessment. Whole language approaches had emphasized immersion in texts and contextual, “cue"-based guessing strategies. The goals were ...

This is the second installment in a series of Science & Research articles addressing widely held beliefs and myths. On any given day at the Sciences Library, a variety of study techniques are on ...