intermediate value theorem

At any point in time there are two points on the Earth's equator with the same temperature.

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.

Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

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

Mathematicians have revived an old approach to solving the famous Riemann hypothesis.
Our changing picture of gravity

To celebrate the recent centenary of the first major test of Einstein's general theory of relativity, we look back over how our picture of gravity has changed.
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.