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This may come as a surprise: Between 1970 and 2020, through technological advancements, 62% population growth, and a 350% rise in GDP, America's demand for raw commodities somewhat lessened,

Most people learn to count and do basic arithmetic at a young age and don't give these skills a second thought. But numerosity or numeracy, the ability to think about and use numbers, is more ...

Something is happening in the lunchrooms of America's middle and high schools: They're getting louder. In the past few years, the aural environment has been dominated by clanging trays, pinging ...

Consider your hands. They are essentially identical in every respect bar one: They are mirror images of each other. Many of the molecules of life, such as proteins and DNA, have the same property ...

Babies are like little detectives, constantly piecing together clues about the world around them. If you've ever noticed your baby staring at you while you talk, it's because they're picking ...