In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary.

Find out how a little bit of maths can enable a machine to learn from experience.

Fully functioning invisibility cloaks are closer to becoming a reality than you might think. Here's a quick look at the maths and science involved in producing them.

Producing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.

A quick introduction to the monsters that lurk at the centre of each galaxy.

We were very excited to meet Andrew Wiles this summer! In this interview and videos he tells us what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.

Why a DNA match doesn't necessarily prove your guilt.

What would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded? Einstein wondered the same thing, and completely changed our understanding of the Universe.

Our messy desk is proof of the second law of thermodynamics...

Some general ideas in very few words and without equations.

It would be foolish to ignore evidence. Luckily Bayes' theorem shows us how to take it in into account.

A fascinating discovery sheds new light on the work of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.