mathematics

Hate your job? Thinking of moving to greener pastures? A new ranking of the country's best jobs might contain some career move hints. Some results may surprise you. Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians aren't sexy, but they rank among the top.

In an effort to boost worker skills to better match the needs of employers, President Barack Obama today unveiled Skills For America's Future, a new initiative to increase workforce development, worker training and job placement.

In the U.S., 52% of companies report problems attracting critical-skill employees. And some of the hottest jobs over the next 10 to 15 years require tech skills that most people aren't learning. Here's what some workers and companies are doing about it.

Despite odds of 4.2 million to one against it, the Bulgarian national lottery drew the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, and 42 on two consecutive draws. And more curious than that: either many people in Bulgaria are not mathematicians and believe in second chances; or it was rigged. Ann astonishing 18...

A new French Web site is giving kids a new way to spend their allowance -- for 5 euros, or $6, the answers to simple math problems can be bought from older students. The site --- faismesdevoirs.com -- also sells a full end-of-year presentation with slides and speaking notes for 80 euros, or $100,...