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What made the Moon?

New research suggests that our trusty companion may not have been the Earth's first, but formed from several smaller moonlets.

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Maths in a minute: The graph isomorphism problem

How fast can you tell whether two networks are the same?

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Spontaneous spirals

Simple mathematical rules can make for some interesting psychedelic science.

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The maths of Spider-Man

If you want to climb vertical walls you need very large feet — or be as small as a gecko.

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New £1 coin gets even

The twelve sides of the new £1 coin make it trickier than other coins.

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Simone Biles: Defying the laws of physics?

Simone Biles stunned audiences at the 2016 Olympics with a move that appeared to defy gravity. Did it really? Two sports scientists explain the physics of the Biles.

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Maths in a minute: The catenary

Chains, arches and Wembley Stadium.

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Andrew Wiles: what does it feel like to do maths?

We were very excited to meet Andrew Wiles this summer! In this interview and videos he tells us what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.

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