A new prime number with nearly 25 million digits was discovered just in time for Christmas.

Escaping the tyranny of the straight line.

Atomic clocks are the best time keepers, but need to be kept incredibly cold. Paradoxically, the cooling is achieved by shining light on them.

Bitcoin is a digital currency that isn't regulated by any kind of central authority. The structure which allows this decentralisation is called blockchain. But how, and how well, does it work?

What do statisticians do in the pharmaceutical industry?

Nearly 18 million students took part in Brazil's maths olympiad for schools!

The Nevanlinna prize winner Constantinos Daskalakis explains why equilibrium may be unattainable and why it's good to be constructive.

Alessio Figalli has been awarded the Fields medal for his contributions, among other things, to optimal transport theory.

Caucher Birkar has been awarded the Fields medal for his contribution to algebraic geometry.

How can we get a grip on the uncertainties in mathematical models?