Environment
Odds that Tasmanian tigers are still alive are 1 in 1.6 trillion
Supposed sightings have kept the dream of finding thylacines alive but mathematical models pour cold water on the claims
News
Physics
Physics of shoelaces shows why they come undone when you run
News
Technology
You can’t legislate against mathematics
News
Humans
Maths explains how pedestrians avoid bumping into one another
News
Physics
Cooling to absolute zero mathematically outlawed after a century
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Physics
Celebrate pi day with 9 trillion more digits than ever before
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Physics
The maths problems that could win you a million dollars
Features
Physics
Magnets, boiling kettles and the secret code underlying reality
Features
Earth
Simple equation shows how human activity is trashing the planet
Opinion
Space
When computers were human: The black women behind NASA鈥檚 success
In the mid-20th century, when discrimination and segregation were rife, a number of black women were making their mark at NASA. Here are just a few
Features
Space
Katherine Johnson: The brilliant woman who got the US into space
Features
Space
Lost in space: Two books on the forgotten women of astroscience
Culture
Life
Molecules tied into beautiful ‘octofoil’ knot for first time
News
Humans
Imagination not interaction: inside London鈥檚 new maths gallery
Culture