For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

We all know that leaves on trees sequester CO2, taking in the carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen for us to breathe. However, experts now say, tree bark could be sucking in a large amount of another ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

A dad was left scratching his head over his daughter's second grade math homework, which focused on how best to equally divide a series of pizzas. Homework can be a stressful experience for both ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The most accurate way foresters determine the age of a tree is by counting ...

Fans were stunned to discover high-quality beauty dupes available for low prices at Dollar Tree. Shopping expert Sarah Nichole showed off 20 Dollar Tree beauty dupes that are similar to products from ...

Dollar Tree Wednesday announced it will sell its Family Dollar business for about $1 billion, about 10 years after it paid nine times that amount for the chain. The Wall Street Journal is reporting ...

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What makes a tree a tree? Or rather, why can we recognize trees in even quite abstract depictions when they are so varied in nature? Researchers have found a clue in the branches, and used math to ...