Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monkeys use some of the same basic mental strategies as people do to perceive abstract relationships between shapes, a new study ...

Children share a common understanding of geometry with monkeys, reveals new research. Scientists say the study provides the first evidence that baboons and macaques share the same geometric intuitions ...

Crows are arguably among the smartest creatures on the planet, possessing some cognitive abilities that rival those of 5- to 7-year-old human children. Now, a new study adds basic geometry to the list ...

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most graduates who took an Algebra I class labeled "honors" by their school did not receive a rigorous mathematics curriculum compared to ...

A new study of math anxiety shows how some people may be at greater risk to fear math not only because of negative experiences, but also because of genetic risks related to both general anxiety and ...