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According to Darwin, natural selection is the driving force of evolution. It's a beautifully simple idea, but given the thousands of years that are involved, nobody has ever seen it in action. So how can we tell whether or not natural selection occurs and which of our traits are a result of it? In this article Charlotte Mulcare uses milk to show how maths and stats can provide genetic answers.

Lewis Dartnell turns the universe into a matrix to model traffic, forest fires and sprawling cities.

Generalists can thrive in a world of specialists

Why traffic jams occur for seemingly no reason

Changing your facial appearance with maths

Fractal Modelling of Pollock paintings called into question

Ground breaking work in uncovering optimal funding mechanisms in financial markets

Expedition sets out to determine the North Pole's future

Survival modelling of albums in the Top 100 casts light on the impact of file sharing

Why do the rich and popular get richer and more popular?

A model borrowed from engineering may help save coral reefs