Why a perfect voting system is mathematically impossible.

A brief introduction to bits and why they're not the same as 0s and 1s.

What are the mysteries that still remain in particle physics?

Latest observations hint towards new particles.

It's amazing to think that our world is based on a handful of fundamental particles and forces. Find out how it all fits together.

How crinkly is crinkly?

The Universe's expansion may not be accelerating as fast as we thought.

Will computers ever replace human mathematicians?

There's been progress on one of the biggest open problems in maths: the twin prime conjecture.

David Spiegelhalter's new book Sex by numbers takes a statistical peek into the nation's bedrooms. In this interview he tells us some of his favourite stories from the book. Read the article or watch the video!

This year's Abel prize shows you can wrap anything, no matter how weirdly shaped.