advent calendar

While away the days to Christmas with these Plus favourites. Now, what's behind today's door...

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.

Election special

A mathematical look at democracy.
Charmed beauty confirms particle theory

A new particle that has recently been discovered at CERN confirms predictions made by theoretical physicists over six years ago.
The PEMDAS Paradox

It looks trivial but it keeps going viral. What answer do you get when
you calculate 6÷ 2(1+2)? David Linkletter explains the source of the confusion.
Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?
A cute problem goes big

Mathematicians have revived an old approach to solving the famous Riemann hypothesis.