Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

Many school districts and policymakers are stepping up efforts to teach students the skills they need to be prepared for the jobs of the future. One big area of focus is STEM. Jobs in science, ...

New research from the University of Kansas has found that an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and ...

New research on the bumblebee highlights the invertebrate's ability to solve problems on its own despite having no prior experience.

Researchers have developed a new, data-driven machine-learning technique that speeds up software programs used to solve complex optimization problems that can have millions of potential solutions.

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

Ideas matter, but execution matters more. That’s why almost every successful person — in whatever way they choose to define “success” — are great problem-solvers. Success requires solving difficult ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...