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To celebrate the recent centenary of the first major test of Einstein's general theory of relativity, we look back over how our picture of gravity has changed.

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How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

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How should the seats in the European Parliament be allocated?

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In preparation for this year's snooker world championship, Wim Hordijk finds some powerful maths behind snooker statistics...

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