Music, cakes and mathematical horses...Alison Kiddle reports on this year's MathsJam.

When it comes to the entire cosmos, we humans are incredibly small and insignificant. But that's precisely why we need to take ourselves into account when thinking about the Universe. Find out why.

A brief introduction to the strange theory of quantum mechanics and how it appears to afford a special role to observers.

How the need to locate your location at sea led to some interesting mathematics.

A new institute on the maths of information has just been launched at the Faculty of Mathematics in Cambridge.

A quick look at the role of mathematics in communication — from making and breaking codes to making sure messages arrive intact.

So easy to describe, yet so hard to prove.

Clever geometry produces materials that shrink when heated.

If only the fittest survive, how can we explain the evolution of altruism? Mathematics has some answers.

The US election circus is in full swing. Here's a dose of election maths to help you through.

Why a positive test result doesn't necessarily mean you have the disease.