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SEATTLE — During a math lesson on dividing decimals at Hawthorne Elementary School, 11-year-old Imran Ali said the material didn't click for him until his fifth grade teacher taught it using felt blocks. It was easier, he said, to count out real-life objects instead of grappling with abstract numbers in…

As a mathematician and the head of Centre College’s sports analytics initiative, Jeff Heath brings a number cruncher’s approach to correctly predicting NCAA Tournament games.

Viewers of the ITV2 show believe they’ve worked out that the star conceived before entering Casa Amor in July

In a case of "man versus maths", a film critic and a Moneyball mathematician go head-to-head to predict Academy Award winners.

March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant.

Although many Alaskan students are familiar with salmon fishing, raising them gives them a new perspective on writing, science, math and art.

Russia and Ukraine are believed to have suffered equally horrific losses in the war. But when it comes to troop strength, the math is on Russia's side. Its population is four times Ukraine's.

It seems no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits

Jayshree Seth was raised on the campus of a prominent engineering university in India, and the professor's daughter was surrounded by all things science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) from an early age.

A number of parents have been left scratching their heads after being presented with a maths question aimed at nine to 10-year-olds, with many claiming it should have been worded better

LOS ANGELES — The math is clear, so let's start there.