One hundred years ago, in 1905, Albert Einstein changed physics forever with his special theory of relativity. Since then his name — and hair do — have become synonymous with genius. John D Barrow looks at Einstein as a media star.

Maths is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think about fighting crime. But a closer look reveals that it is behind many of the techniques that modern detectives rely on. Chris Budd investigates.

It's not that long ago that all you needed to run an airline was a few planes and some competent pilots. But now, with more of us zipping around the globe every year and the advent of no frills airlines, keeping an airline competitive has become a complicated business. Christine Currie explains how your airfare is calculated.

The Millennium Mathematics Project wins the Queen's Anniversary Prize.

Mathematicians find a new minimal surface

UK students visit South Africa

More opportunities to study further maths

A new resource for maths teachers

Will Einstein's general theory of relativity hold true?

Two game theorists share prize for their analyses of conflict and cooperation

A brief history of time keeping

What do computers and light switches have in common? Yutaka Nishiyama illuminates the connection between light bulbs, logic and binary arithmetic.