Can mathematics predict the inevitable consequences of climate change? And more importantly, can it suggest ways to reduce, or even prevent some of these consequences?
From cancer treatments to counting trees: the maths behind image analysis makes it all possible.
Opinion polls, election forecasts, testing new medical drugs — none of these would be possible without the central limit theorem.
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?