Rachel Thomas

Bob Wald tells us why probabilities are important in cosmology.

How to solve an ancient problem in a few folds.

The bitter battle for the cubic equation.

It might not be as familiar as the circle or parabola, but it's definitely worth getting to know the hyperbola!

Soon you will be able to step inside a mathematical space and experience the beauty and importance of maths!

What makes a number a constant of nature?

Stanley Osher has won the 2014 Gauss Prize for his revolutionary impact in areas including medical imaging, sonic booms, movie animation and microchip design and manufacture.

Manjul Bhargava is being honoured as a number theorist of "extraordinary creativity," with "a taste for simple problems of timeless beauty."

Artur Avila is being honoured for "formidable technical power, the ingenuity and tenacity of a master problem-solver, and an unerring sense for deep and significant questions."

Martin Hairer's is being honoured for a major breakthrough that gives a way of attacking problems that had previously been impenetrable.