Michelle Tregoning remembers the first time she felt nervous about maths like it was yesterday. In Year 6, she was asked to answer a simple maths question in front of the class: what's 5 x 6? Ms ...

A viral maths puzzle is leaving people scratching their heads, as although the answer is simple, one thing makes the question ...

Amateur maths enthusiast Liam Price used ChatGPT Pro to produce a solution to a 60-year-old Erdős conjecture on primitive ...

Some form of mathematics is compulsory for all secondary school students in South Africa. By Grade 10, learners must choose between two forms: Mathematics (core “maths”) or Mathematical Literacy ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is Simonyi professor for the public understanding of science and professor of mathematics at the ...

The numbers of secondary school students who take higher-level maths and science are low in Australia. In 2012, there were 30,000 more Year 12 students than in 1992. But the numbers of students ...

A parent was left completely baffled after their child asked for help with a tricky maths problem – sparking a debate online ...

Akshita Jolly is a multimedia professional specialising in education, entertainment, fashion, health, and lifestyle news. Holding a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, she has contributed to ...

How many times have you heard someone say “I can’t do maths”? Chances are you’ve said it yourself. According to the charity National Numeracy, around four in five adults in the UK have a low level of ...