New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math ...

Climate change could lead to “global catastrophes” up to and including human extinction, a new study has found. And scientists and policymakers are making it more likely by failing to face the ...

Call it IBM’s Math-To-The-Rescue Program. Big Blue this week said its researchers had created specialized algorithms to help model and manage natural disasters such as wildfires, floods and diseases.