Everyone knows what symmetry is, and the ability to spot it seems to be hard-wired into our brains. Mario Livio explains how not only shapes, but also laws of nature can be symmetrical, and how this aids our understanding of the universe.

6174 is a very mysterious number. Yutaka Nishiyama explains why, and how beautiful mathematical oddities can inspire us to discover new mathematics.

To arm or to disarm? This is the question in Phil Wilson's article, which explores the maths behind a cold war in slug world.

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A crisis in cryptography?

The travels of bank notes give important clues to epidemiologists

Is geometry hard-wired into our brain?

The next total eclipse of the Sun will be in March 2006

How to interact with your music collection

Mathematicians may make the "invisibility cloak" more powerful

The GIMPS project finds a new Mersenne prime

Learning about the history behind maths helps students understand it better