The most important topic your child learns in Pre-K is developing the concept of number. The most important topic your child learns in Pre-K is developing the concept of number. You can help your ...

Researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany have new evidence suggesting crows can contemplate the number zero. This ability means the birds join an “elite” group of creatures that can ...

Scarlett Howard received funding from The Company of Biologists (JEB Travelling Fellowship) and has an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Adrian Dyer receives funding from ...

Neuroscientists discover brain processes which lead to the concept of “zero” on the number line. Zero is a magic number. It stands for emptiness, for nothing -- and yet it is considered one of the ...

The concept of zero may seem easy to you, but many human societies struggled with the idea. However, some of the world's smartest animals understand zero, and now that group includes the honey bee.