Numbers have been around for ages. They are as old as human civilisation. This is as a result of their importance to us and how our lives revolve around them. Numbers are mathematical objects used to ...

Almost 30 years ago, a group of Kaktovik students invented a numbering system that reflected the way they counted in Iñupiaq and made math more intuitive for them. Soon, anyone in the world will be ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hello! Today we're going to learn to order some numbers. This is a number line. It helps us space out ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t be said when we’re asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it’s 144).

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Today we're going to read and name numbers. This is an important skill to have. Look around. Can you ...

Plantlike designs on pottery made almost 8,000 years ago may be the earliest evidence yet of mathematical thinking. Many of the flower decorations painted on pottery by an ancient culture in northern ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why don’t numbers end? – Reyhane, age 7, Tehran, ...