What is the cosmological constant?

A new Europe-wide science magazine

The travels of bank notes give important clues to epidemiologists

Is geometry hard-wired into our brain?

Mathematicians may make the "invisibility cloak" more powerful

Where is the next generation? — more bad news for maths education.

Collecting chances

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.