For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Recent studies show that the less likely someone is to use procedural solutions, the better they tend to be at more abstract problem-solving—and gender is a significant predictor. In a new study, ...

To understand why, the team looked at the MRI scans.

When you hear the word "math," you probably think about adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. To solve these operations — and more complicated ones down the road — kids need problem-solving ...

Time to test your brain! Are you a puzzle person? Most of these hard math problems aren’t straightforward arithmetic. They challenge you to look at problems a different way, testing your logic and ...

Accounting and finance professionals said solving problems gives them the most career satisfaction, ahead of working with numbers, according to a new survey. An online survey conducted by financial ...

Puzzles ranks 16th in our list of fun problem solving activities for preschoolers. It is one of the most known and accepted games among a big number of children. It develops patience, logic while at ...

Little progress had been made in solving Ramsey problems since the 1930s. Now, researchers have found the answer to r(4,t), a longstanding Ramsey problem that has perplexed the math world for decades.

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in ...