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Maths finds the structures that underpin written language

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Physicists create a quantum Newton's cradle - and witness an absence of chaos for the first time.

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A mathematical model evaluates responses to epidemics

The new Maths KTN is showing business how to do mathematics and mathematics how to do business.

The 2006 Abel prize celebrates the mathematician who helped make mp3s possible.

An algorithm for solving Sudoku puzzles from an unexpected source

More honours for the director of the Millennium Mathematics Project

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.