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They never saw it coming
Most of us have heard of "stealth" - a technology used by the military to disguise craft from enemy radar. But nature's stealth fighters are not so well known - creatures that use motion camouflaging to approach their prey undetected. Lewis Dartnell looks at the vector mathematics behind the phenomenon.
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All about averages
Did you know that you can't average averages? Or that Paris is rainier than London? Explore the dangers that face the unwary when using a single number to summarise complex data.
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Chaotic crochet
Chaotic Christmas? Try crocheting chaos!
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Mouthwatering maths
Mathematicians quest for the perfect poppyseed bagel!
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Welcome to the maths lab
Has mathematics become an experimental science?
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And now, the weather...
Umbrella or no umbrella? New advances in weather forecasting will help us dodge hurricanes and protect against floods.
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Who do you trust?
Statisticians welcome a call to make official statistics independent - but can it really be done in one hour?
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A current problem
Frances Elwell looks at the eddies and currents, from the pungent problem of sewage outflow to the search for bodies of people who have fallen into rivers, explaining that fluid mechanics lies behind it all.
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Thomas Bayes & Mr Zootpooper
The three door problem has become a staple mathematical mindbender, but even if you know the answer, do you really understand it? Phil Wilson lets his imagination run riot in this intergalactic application of Bayes' Theorem.
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Outer space: Is this a record?
Are records predictable in any way?
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Editorial
Careers in mathematics: A set of three posters from Plus