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Squashing the curve?
A new study into Covid-19 suggests that flattening the curve will take longer and harder measures than previously hoped.
A strange definition of perfect
Perfect numbers have foxed mathematicians for over 2000 years. Here's a quick look at the long struggle to find them.
Less is more: The quest for minimal surfaces
For over 250 years minimal surfaces have been playing hide and seek with mathematicians. But what are they and why are they interesting?
Election special
Was the Brexit result fair? Will the general election be fair? Can any election ever be fair? Find out more about the maths of democracy with these articles.
Maths: The next generation
What do young researchers in maths and computer science work on? We find out at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2019. From crime scene investigation to theoretical investigations of computer algorithms, the range is wide.
The power of ants
Find out how these humble animals have inspired computer algorithms to solve complex real-world problems.
Our changing picture of gravity
We look back over how our picture of gravity has changed Image courtesy NASA.
Synchronised swimming
How do green algae manage a perfect breaststroke even though they haven't got a brain? The maths of synchronisation explains and even sheds light on evolution.
Our theory of very nearly everything: the particles
What is everything made of?
Arithmetic billiards
Stuck on your arithmetic? Try a billiard table!
Fighting the coronavirus
As the world prepares for the worst, we explore the maths that can help us stop a pandemic.
Myths of maths
We debunk some common mathematical misconceptions to do with the golden ratio, the four colour theorem, and the Monty Hall problem.
Communicating the coronavirus crisis
David Spiegelhalter, expert in risk and evidence communication, tells us how well the UK government has done so far communicating about Covid-19.
Maths in a minute: Social distancing
How should people arrange themselves, when sitting in the park, for maximal socialising at a safe distance?
Perfectly even
After 2000 years of searching we only know of 51 perfect numbers and they're all even. What else do and don't we know about these rare and precious jewels of maths?
Freeman Dyson dies at 96
The "free-range mathematician" and "architect of particle physics" has passed away in Princeton.
Happy international women's day 2020
We celebrate Karen Uhlenbeck, first female winner of the Abel Prize, and some of the other female mathematicians we met over the last year.
The Abel Prize 2020
This year's Abel Prize has been awarded to Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis. Find out more about their work.