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The Abel Prize 2019
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck has been awarded the Abel Prize 2019 for her pioneering work in geometry, analysis, mathematical physics and more. The Abel Prize is awarded every year for outstanding scientific work in mathematics. Uhlenbeck is the first woman to receive it in its 16-year history.
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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.