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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.
Saving whales using Pythagoras
One of the greatest threats to whales is being struck by ships. Find out how Pythagoras' theorem can help avoid this.
Our theory of very nearly everything: the particles
What is everything made of?
Maths in a crowd
Many things in nature seem to be striving for a purpose — the carefully choreographed flocking of birds is an example. Are these birds smart enough to follow a common goal or is the apparent purpose an illusion? Find out with these articles. (Photo: Walter Baxter.)
How do we remember? And how quickly do we forget?
Maths describes the way we create and lose our collective memories. (Image by Nick Gentry)
Ramanujan: Dream of the possible
A hundred years ago the self-taught genius Srinivasa Ramanujan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Here is a look at the maths that gained him the title.
Rise of the machines?
Machine learning is the most important recent development in artificial intelligence. Find out how it works, what it can do, where it comes from and whether it's ethical with this collection of articles.
Tools made of light win 2018 Nobel prize in physics
Revolutionary laser tools have won the Nobel prize in physics.
Who's watching: The limits of observation
Physics is all about observation, but how much can we actually see? We explore some of the limits of observation — be they natural, scientific, political, or down to the fuzzy quantum nature of reality.
The ICM 2018
The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) took place in Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of August. This page comprises all the articles, videos and podcasts we made at this mother of all maths conferences, featuring some of the winners of the prestigious prizes that are awarded at the ICM.
Looking for love?
If yes, then you're almost certainly looking online. We look at the algorithm behind one of the Internet's most popular dating sites.
Phantom jams
Traffic jams are particularly annoying when they occur for no apparent reason. A little maths goes a long way in explaining and avoiding such phantom jams.
Phenomenal physics
How do you bridge the gap between our highly mathematical theories of nature and experiments? Particle phenomenologist Maria Ubiali explains.
The power of snooker
Find out the power behind snooker statistics
The Abel Prize 2019
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck has been awarded the Abel Prize 2019!
Inverse problems save the day
Inverse problems are mathematical detective problems. They can help solve crimes, are used in medical imaging, and much more.
A geometry for strings
If, as string theory suggests, the world is made of strings, then what does that mean for a geometry of points? Find out more in this video.
Maths in a minute: The Sydney Opera House
The mathematical puzzle behind the iconic structure.