A mathematician has explained how to stabilise a wobbly table without needing to jam a beer coaster under one of the legs. Australian researcher Dr Burkhard Polster, of Monash University in Melbourne, ...

We’ve all been sat drinking a beer only to realize that the table wobbles irritatingly. But while a piece of folded paper can solve the problem for a few minutes, there is a better solution—and it ...

Today’s league tables show the performance of English secondary schools in GCSEs – or equivalent examinations – taken in mid-2009. 13 January 2010 • 9:30am Schools are ranked by the percentage of ...

AUSTRALIA's Chief Scientist has backed a return to rote learning so schoolkids learn their times tables by heart, to help boost the nation's maths and science skills. And he has laid responsibility on ...

An award-winning mathematician warns that the new maths has failed, and multiplication tables should be brought back, writes Dick Ahlstrom. The new maths is a disaster and should be got rid of as soon ...

Asian countries have taken top places in global school rankings for maths, science and reading, with England and Northern Ireland among high performers. US academics have produced international ...