The Great Pyramid of Giza is often treated as a monument of stone, but it also functions as a monument of numbers. I see at ...

Archaeologists and mathematicians alike have been puzzled for centuries by the use of spherical jugs in trade in the ancient world, and how merchants measured the volume of the commodities they held.

This story is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more here. Some of the same items the Mayans would have used ...

The NCERT Class 8 math textbook reintroduces the Pythagorean Theorem as the Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem, honoring ancient ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (made around 3,500 years ago) found in Thebes, Egypt In seven houses ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

Scientists have long believed inroads in elementary calculus were developed in the 14th century. At that time in history, new concepts were developed to investigate a wide range of problems, one of ...