The Pythagorean Theorem—discovered by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE—is a cornerstone of mathematics. Simply stated as a 2 + b 2 = c 2, the theorem posits that the sum of ...

Two high school students proved the Pythagorean theorem in a way that one early 20th-century mathematician thought would be impossible: by using trigonometry. Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, both ...

If you ask Dave McNee about Toronto Raptors player Kawhi Leonard's now-iconic buzzer beater, he'll tell you it was much more than just a good shot — it was a teachable moment. Students at Toronto's ...