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Maths in a minute: The Navier-Stokes equations
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Outer space: You guessed it
If you are a flower then April is allegedly the cruellest month, but if you are a student of any sort then I'm sure you would have picked June. -
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How does your garden grow?
The division of plant cells is governed by their shape – just one example of how maths may reveal the fundamental laws underlying biology. -
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Information, decisions and bits
A brief introduction to bits and why they're not the same as 0s and 1s. -
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The physics of elementary particles: Part II
What are the mysteries that still remain in particle physics? -
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The physics of elementary particles: Part I
It's amazing to think that our world is based on a handful of fundamental particles and forces. Find out how it all fits together. -
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Maths in a minute: Local connectivity
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Slow down, Universe!
This Swift UVOT image shows galaxy M82 before the explosion and combines data acquired between 2007 and 2013. Mid-ultraviolet light is shown in blue, near-UV light in green and visible light in red. (Image: NASA/Swift/P. Brown, TAMU)
offRead more about...front page textThe Universe's expansion may not be accelerating as fast as we thought.
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The future of proof
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Why we want proof
What are mathematical proofs, why do we need them and what can they say about sheep?
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Sexual statistics
David Spiegelhalter's new book Sex by numbers takes a statistical peek into the nation's bedrooms. In this interview he tells us some of his favourite stories from the book. Read the article or watch the video!