Imaging maths - Unfolding polyhedra

November 2003

The Venus torso is a highly complex shape to unfold. Surprisingly there exists an unfolding consisting of a single component.

Counting the trees of life

How many possible genetic relationships are there between a collection of different species? The answer is mind-bogglingly large.
Calculating the multiverse

If there's a multiverse, then how many of its component universes are like our own?
Five of Euler's best

Five favourite problems inspired by Leonhard Euler, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
Political tides

Politician Douglas Carswell has been arguing with scientists about what causes the tides. We've figured out who's right.
Introducing Andrew Wiles

In these two short videos the legendary Andrew Wiles talks about what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.
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