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A new study shows they can! At least better than was previously thought.

We all instinctively recognise symmetry when we see it, but describing it in words is harder than you might think.

Keith Mansfield tells us how being able to do maths turns you into a superhero, helps you work out why we haven't yet been contacted by aliens, and remembers his favourite mathematical moment.

What's the best spot to aim a penalty at?

An insightful look at the climate models that predict our future.

Mathematical model predicts Olympic success.

Our messy desk is proof of the second law of thermodynamics...

How popular and successful are you? Not as much as your friends is the sad answer, at least as far as Twitter is concerned.

Why the expected outcome of rolling a die is 3.5.

Some general ideas in very few words and without equations.

Why did physicists at the beginning of the 20th century feel they needed a new — and strange — theory?