geometry
A fly on the ceiling inspired the coordinate system you might remember from school.
If a shape has equal sides with 90 degree angles between them then it's a square, right? Well, not quite...
Viazovska is only the second woman to receive a Fields Medal, for her ground-breaking proof to a problem we're all familiar with.
Maryna Viazovska has won one of this year's Fields Medals for a ground-breaking result in the theory of sphere packings.
Flying a plane on a secret mission? Some basic geometry can help you avoid being captured by an adversary.
Some basic trigonometry can deliver vital evidence from the scene of a crime.
The beautiful rose curve has an odd pattern to the number of its petals – this student and teacher team explain why...
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
Teo tells us about his work in artificial intelligence, his travels around the world, and how inspiration sometimes strikes in the pub.
Clouds make the weather, yet their detail isn't taken into account in weather forecasts. Artificial intelligence might be able to help.
Predicting the weather is hard. With more data and computing power becoming available, artificial intelligence can help.
How does your phone know what the weather's going to be like?
How a little insect can cause chaos.