“Do you see the pattern? Each number in the series after the first two numbers is the sum of the preceding two numbers.” That’s how I began my last column focusing on the Fibonacci sequence, which ...

My colleague Joni Lakin, Assistant Professor at Auburn University, sends me her latest paper titled “Sex differences in reasoning abilities: Surprising evidence that male-female ratios in the tails of ...

What thrills mathematicians, inspires artists, electrifies authors and has captivated at least one cosmetic surgeon? 1.6180339887 … The number is phi, also called the “golden ratio,” the “golden ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

Dan Brown’s blockbuster book, “The Da Vinci Code,” already has upset the Catholic church and confounded medieval historians. Now, you can add mathematicians to the list. As the movie version of the ...

The chart above shows the male-female test score ratio for the 2009 SAT math test (data here). For example, for perfect scores of 800, males (6,928) outnumbered females (3,124) by a ratio of 2.22 to 1 ...

Let's find out exactly what is it! The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, ...