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Crows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first ...

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Six mathematicians from the United States, Europe and Canada have emerged as leading contenders for the 2026 Fields Medal, ...

Mathematics Department convinced famous YouTuber to speak on campus and enthralled a full house with visualizations of ...

For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...

Test your mathematics knowledge with this 'Name That Thing' puzzle that challenges you to name all the seven geometric tools ...