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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

Understanding Arctic ponds can help us predict how fast the ice is melting. Their formation is governed by the simple maths of drawing overlapping circles

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Physics

Unbreakable: The race to protect our secrets from quantum hacks

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A selection of dice from archaeological digs

Physics

Medieval gamblers turned their back on fate and made dice fair

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Technology

Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

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Prime numbers

Physics

Largest prime number ever found has over 23 million digits

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Puzzle

Test yourself against these superpuzzles from Japan

Culture

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

Physics

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

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ABC Conjecture

Physics

Mathematician set to publish ABC proof almost no one understands

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why life is more than a zero-sum game

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Bumblebees solve the travelling salesman problem on the fly

Life

Bumblebees solve the travelling salesman problem on the fly

While buzzing between flowers, bees can solve the maths dilemma called the travelling salesman problem by finding the shortest route that visits every blossom

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Humans

The Soviet genius who tried to beat capitalism at its own game

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Humans

Wrong division: How maths can save democracy from gerrymandering

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Humans

The Seduction of Curves revives old ideas about maths and beauty

Culture

Physics

How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them

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