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News from the world of Maths

Heavenly choreography

May 1, 2001

Ancient maths recovered

March 1, 2001

Nerdish or Nice?

March 1, 2001

All about asteroids

March 1, 2001

January 1, 2001

The search for Higgs

January 1, 2001

January 1, 2001

Cipher challenge cracked

January 1, 2001

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.

The maths of COVID-19

All our COVID-19 related coverage at a glance.
The mathematics of your next family reunion

The festive season can only mean one thing... getting together with the family! You might not be able to choose your family, but at least now you'll know exactly what you share in common!
Careful with your Christmas b(a)ubbles

Modelling shows that your choice of how many households you bubble with this Christmas can make a real difference to the spread COVID-19.
Some lovely proofs by picture

Don't like trigonometry? Don't worry, here are three beautiful proofs of a well-known result that make do without it.
Compound infections

Why does the number e appear in models of exponential growth?

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