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News from the world of maths: Plus new writers award - the entries are in!

October 2, 2006

News from the world of maths: Celebrating mathematics at work

September 25, 2006

News from the world of maths: Einstein passes with 99.5% result

September 19, 2006

Secrets of the Universe — where size really does matter

September 19, 2006

The future of technology to probe the very nature of the Universe

Volunteers find largest prime number yet - again!

September 15, 2006

The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search strikes again

News from the world of maths: School maths to beat climate change

September 5, 2006

News from the world of maths: Shining new light on dark matter

August 29, 2006

The Nature of Space and Time: An Evening of Speculation

August 24, 2006

A public discussion explores deep questions

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.

LIGO detects a new gravitational wave

The newly observed ripple in spacetime will help us unlock some of the secrets of the Universe.
Overbooking: How to avoid plane rage

The practice of overbooking has made uncomfortable headlines lately. But how do airlines decide how many tickets to sell for a flight? Here's the maths.
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani

The brilliant mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has died, aged just 40.
Maths in a minute: The binomial distribution

The probability distribution that measures success and failure.
Conform to the norm

Why do most of us stick to social rules? Game theory offers an explanation.

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