Host Lee Mack was on his regular presenting duties on Tuesday as he quizzed 100 contestants who hoped to make it through to the final, and be in with a chance of scooping life-changing money. Towards ...

For half a century, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been Europe’s forgotten conflict. It’s been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a coup backed by Greece. Today, Greek Cypriots ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Professor Curtis T. McMullen received the 1998 Fields Medal, deemed the most prestigious award in mathematics, for his work on complex dynamics. McMullen is also the creator of the Illustrating ...

We’d all like to be innovative, but few people have creativity switches they can turn on at will. (I definitely don’t.) We’re a lot better at convergent thinking, using knowledge and experience to ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it may seem like geometry and trigonometry were created by the Greeks as a form ...

Jake and Alma had yet another argument about money—budgets, who was spending what—but, like the others, it led to nowhere productive. But for other couples, it might not be about money but sex, or ...

We are moving from a world of institutional dependency to one of personal responsibility. The question is no longer, “What can we do for people?” but, “How can we equip people to do more for ...

Tailgating season is in full swing, but not everyone has time (or space) to fire up a grill before kickoff. Whether you’re hosting friends in your driveway, tailgating without a truck or trying to ...