21 April 2026
Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a whole new level of logic
25 April 2018
Awarded every four years, the Fields medals honour the brightest young mathematical talent. We look back at some of the most intriguing past winners
8 August 2012
Its services are called upon thousands of times a second to ensure the world's business runs smoothly – but are its mathematics as dependable as we thought?
27 July 2011
The mysteries of infinity could lead us to a fantastic structure above and beyond mathematics as we know it
11 August 2010
Mathematicians are facing a stark choice – embrace monstrous infinite entities or admit the basic rules of arithmetic are broken
15 October 2008
For over 100 years, mathematicians have been grappling with the intricacies of knots – but recent discoveries could help us unravel the nature of reality
18 July 2007
Unearthing the secrets of the transcendental number known as e might answer some of the hardest questions about the physical universe
