Explore a mystery that intrigued Stephen Hawking until the end of his life.

Nothing, not even light, can escape from a black hole. Or can it? Find out about one of Stephen Hawking's most radical results.

Would you like to get away from Earth? Here's how fast you would need to go.

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

The mathematical puzzle behind the iconic structure.

In time for pancake day here's a problem about flipping pancakes. It turns out to be surprisingly hard.

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

In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary.

A quick introduction to transcendental numbers, a famous problem which relates to them, and how the person who solved it became a victim of political tensions.

Introducing an indispensable tool of mathematical logic.

A game involving biscuits and maths — what could be better?

Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.