Math - regardless of how you feel about the subject, most of us have mastered the basics at an early age. For instance, toddlers know how to count. But, you know, we now know that counting isn't just ...

Before toddlers learn to master symbolic counting–where “one” stands for a single object and “two” indicates double that–they pass through a developmental stage of verbal tallying. In this phase, ...

Math isn't just a human thing. All kinds of animals, from African grey parrots to chimpanzees, are thought to have some kind of mathematical ability, but it can be hard to test. Now, a new study finds ...