Who says science can't be fun? At the second annual White House Science Fair last week, President Obama got the chance to shoot a marshmallow across the State Dining Room using 14-year-old inventor Joey Hudy's "Extreme Marshmallow Cannon." (Video)
Convicts may carry a bad rep for being in prison, but that hasn't stopped these teenage convicts from competing in a national mathematics competition.
Corey Simmons had been trying to relearn how to calculate fractions so he could help his son in school. Luckily, he was seated next to a compassionate man who used to work as a math teacher.
Makeda Ricketts was heartbroken to see her little sister being discouraged from pursuing STEM education – so she created an ingenious solution for girls around the world undergoing the same struggle.
If you have ever had an older sibling, you might empathize with this photo of a young college student helping his little sister over FaceTime.
No one knows what makes Hagoromo chalk so perfect - but its legendary reputation amongst mathematicians worldwide is being preserved and carried on.
Described as the "Nobel" of mathematics, the prize also comes with a $700,000 award, which will be presented by the King of Norway in May.
In the beautiful valley of Savoie, France, Simon Beck creates patterned snow art to decorate the large expanse of frozen lakes and delight the local skiers -- until the next snowfall.
Aidan Dwyer is just 13 years old but is already a patented inventor of solar panel arrangements. He noticed a pattern one day in the tangled mess of branches above him and began to investigate whether there is a secret formula in tree design and whether the purpose of the spiral pattern is to collect sunlight better.
Slumping national test scores obscure a little-known surge in the number of American teenagers who are reaching world-class heights in math.
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