How do we know how many people have got it?

Will the Ashes result depend on the weather?

Explorers return with news from the Arctic

How does it spread?

New insights into gene permutations

The European Science Foundation backs systems biology

We live in a world full of information and it's a statistician's job to make sense of it. In this article Dianne Cook explores ways of analysing data and shows how they can be applied to anything from investigating diners' tipping behaviour to understanding climate change and genetics.

Game theorists model the evolution of trust and trustworthiness

A multi-disciplinary approach to complexity

Chuck Gill caught the space bug as a child when watching Alan Shepherd launch into space. Since then he's worked as a US Air Force navigator, a satellite operator, and in the US intelligence service. These days he's busy reducing carbon emissions and preparing London for the 2012 Olympics. Plus went to see him to find out more about his career.

Computer-generated art is on the rise, and with it comes a further blurring of the boundaries between maths and art. Lewis Dartnell looks at some stunning examples.