radical

Tope Omitola looks back at the tragically short but inspiringly productive life of a true original: Evariste Galois.

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.

Happy International Women's Day 2019!

We celebrate International Women's Day with some of our favourite articles and videos from the last year.
Pure maths in crisis?

Proof is the essence of mathematics. But is the standard of proof in research maths really as high as mathematicians would like to believe?
Maths in a minute: Flipping pancakes

In time for pancake day here's a problem about flipping pancakes. It turns out to be surprisingly hard.
The Abel Prize 2019

Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck has been awarded the Abel Prize 2019!
Celebrating pi day with a new record

Just in time for pi day Emma Haruka Iwao announces that she's calculated a record 31 trillion digits of the beloved number.