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What it takes to win Wimbledon

Russian roulette

The coloured hat exam Three students have been put in detention by their evil maths teacher, Mr Chalk.

Do five suffice?

Puzzle page: Do five suffice? This is a hint

Tiling troubles

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Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

Happy Ada Lovelace day!

Celebrate female mathematicians with these articles and videos.
Smale's chaotic horseshoe

Want to understand chaos? Then have a look at this famous brainchild of the mathematician Stephen Smale.
Maths on a boat: Young researchers at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Young researchers at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum tell us about their work.
Maths in a minute: Euler's identity

Here's a quick introduction to the beauty queen amongst mathematical formulas.
Gravitational waves get Nobel Prize

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne for their role in the detection of gravitational waves.

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