👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In a scene that brings new meaning to “scattered, smothered and covered,” French fries and onions washed up on a beach in England. Volunteers helped clean up the mess after ...

On Friday, Musk filed a notice on remedies sought in the lawsuit, confirming that he’s seeking damages between $79 billion ...

People often confuse Excel's LAMBDA and SCAN functions because they often appear together in formulas. However, they aren't ...

A Mathematician with early access to XAI Grok 4.20, found a new Bellman function for one of the problems he had been working ...

Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Solve the math puzzle from our February 2026 issue, where we plan a return passage for a robotic explorer that doesn’t want ...

Many of us like to think that we’re fairly smart. But it can be a very humbling experience when you’re in the presence of ...

An elementary math problem has divided the internet after an easy-looking equation turned out to be anything but simple. Many X users were stumped by the problem 16 ÷ 4 X 4 - 4, posted by ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Math is the sum of its parts, and it adds on itself. What does that mean? It means that ...