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Learn about the SAT and ACT differences, including test format, scoring systems, and duration.

The humanities aren't in first place.

A druid, Muammar Gaddafi, and a horseshoe are all players in this genius memory hack.

Pi Day offers something for the math-lover and baked-goods lover. What about the word lover? Here are some tips and tricks for memorizing the digits of pi with words.

Earth may be the most precious place we have, but it isn't priceless. We know because one scientist did the math.

Some of the world's greatest scientists have struggled with math—just like the rest of us.

Dunder Mifflin employees aren't the only people curious about whether that now-iconic DVD logo ever really does hit the corner of the screen.

The unusual fractional price you see at gas stations has roots in the Great Depression, but marketing is to blame, too.

Once a simple patent clerk, Albert Einstein changed the world with his theories of special and general relativity.

Ever wonder why there are 5280 feet in a mile?

Apple’ s iPad is a versatile computing device that has pretty much anything a user could ever want—except a standard calculator. Here’ s why.

If the Golden Ratio is your metric, the most beautiful city in the world is in Italy.

Numbers are hard.

Fibonacci developed his theory based on rabbit population growth, but you'll find the golden ratio in everything from flowers to outer space.

You don't need a ton of algebra knowledge to solve this math problem from MIT's 1876 entrance exam, but it helps.

It's entirely possible the bee buzzing around in your yard is slightly better at math than you are.

Adults are stumped. And they’re not happy about it.

The last week of February is packed with palindromes, the most anticipated of which is 2/22/22, or "Twosday."

From really expensive NFTs to newly discovered shipwrecks to the latest developments in the world of K-Pop, here are a few things we learned in 2021.

Plug a measurement into the Omni Calculator's Weird Units Converter and it will tell you what it is in Empire State Buildings, spaghetti strands, blue whales, and more.