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Researchers observe the Inverse Doppler effect for the first time.

A new project hopes to reduce the experimental error in science teaching.

The Royal Statistical Society is calling for more effective performance monitoring.

How many ancient forests are in your tank?

Is maths succeeding in putting astronomical threats in perspective?

Fame, glory, and more importantly prizes are on offer in the National Cipher Challenge.

Can researchers solve the mathematics of turbulence at the smallest scale?

Harold Shipman could have been detected earlier by monitoring the death rates of his patients.

Mathematics shows that open source software beats closed source software in the race to fix bugs.

The Institute of Physics and Rambert Dance Company are planning to celebrate the theories of Einstein through dance.

The geometry says that now is the right time for a mission to Mars.

Mathematics is helping machines decide when is the best time to interrupt us with a call or email.

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.

Euromaths: Alessio Figalli

In the run up to the European Congress of Mathematics we continue our series of interviews with mathematicians who've won the prestigious Fields Medal. This week we hear from Alessio Figalli talking about the theory of optimal transport.
Euromaths: James Maynard

In the run up to the European Congress of Mathematics we continue our series of interviews with mathematicians who've won the prestigious Fields Medal. This week we hear from James Maynard talking about the twin prime conjecture.
Generative AI: Examples of the future?

Here's a tour of some of the interesting things generative AI has achieved recently — from Hollywood to advertising!
AI and GoPro physics

Will AI one day be able to spot the equation that describes a physical process just by looking at a video of it?
The murmuration conjecture: finding new maths with AI

Artificial intelligence is changing all our lives - even the lives of mathematicians. Yang-Hui He tells us about his exciting new conjecture that came about due to both artificial and human intelligence, and reveals patterns in the prime numbers that look like flocks of birds.