One of the greatest honours in maths has been awarded for the proof of Fermat's last theorem.
Playing with infinity can lead to surprising outcomes – find out how with a big bag of balls and some superpowers.
We all know what symmetry is. But why does it play such a central role in modern physics?
China has recently revoked its one-child policy. What better occasion to explore the mathematics of population growth with a surprising example.
It would be foolish to ignore evidence. Luckily Bayes' theorem shows us how to take it in into account.
Find out why leap years exist, why you have to wait 400 years for your birthday pattern to repeat, and why there are so many Fridays falling on a 13th.