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Here's a selection of our favourite articles on Olympic maths — from dressage, via ping pong, to athletics.

Good news! Not long to wait till the Annual MathsJam!

Frank Kelly talks about his work on networks and how inspiration can strike out of the blue.

Geneticists find fascinating clues to the origin of life.

Prime numbers, fluid dynamics and architecture at the European Congress of Mathematics in Berlin.

We have arrived in Berlin for a week of the best maths in Europe.

Does the famous Fibonacci sequence always appear in sunflower seed heads?

Astronomers have explained a strange effect observed in the vicinity of black holes.

To celebrate Wimbledon, here are some of our best tennis articles and puzzles!

A new study shows they can! At least better than was previously thought.

Keith Mansfield tells us how being able to do maths turns you into a superhero, helps you work out why we haven't yet been contacted by aliens, and remembers his favourite mathematical moment.

What's the best spot to aim a penalty at?