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Where would the world be without mathematics?

A new competition invites young people aged 11 to 19 to explore the history of maths for a chance to win cash prizes.

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Andrew Wiles wins Abel Prize!

One of the greatest honours in maths has been awarded for the proof of Fermat's last theorem.

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Ping pong balls, infinity and superpowers

Playing with infinity can lead to surprising outcomes – find out how with a big bag of balls and some superpowers.

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Chaos from order

How simples rules can result in very complex outcomes.

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Order behind chaos

We all know what symmetry is. But why does it play such a central role in modern physics?

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Symmetry making and symmetry breaking

A closer look at the power of symmetry in physics.

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Laws and disorder

Can simple equations really describe the complex world we live in?

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Black holes exist!

Finally we can be sure — black holes, those gravitational monsters that gobble up everything that gets too close to them, do exist.

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Spacetime does ripple

Physicists have finally detected the gravitational waves they have been chasing for nearly 100 years.

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Infinite sums and China's demographics

China has recently revoked its one-child policy. What better occasion to explore the mathematics of population growth with a surprising example.

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Perfect birthday gift for GIMPS

Prime number enthusiasts discover new largest prime with 22,338,618 digits.

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Maths in a minute: Bayes' theorem

It would be foolish to ignore evidence. Luckily Bayes' theorem shows us how to take it in into account.

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Where would the world be without mathematics?

Andrew Wiles wins Abel Prize!

Ping pong balls, infinity and superpowers

Chaos from order

Order behind chaos

Symmetry making and symmetry breaking

Laws and disorder

Black holes exist!

Spacetime does ripple

Infinite sums and China's demographics

Perfect birthday gift for GIMPS

Maths in a minute: Bayes' theorem