A mathematical understanding of what makes our hearts beat could save lives.

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Digital weight loss for Shrek and his virtual 3D buddies!

For the first time, scientists solve the equations to understand how flash rips are formed.

The beautiful "Maths goes Underground" posters are back by popular demand.

Is complex statistical evidence being presented properly in court?

Using mathematics to do a head count, researchers have discovered the world's biggest jaguar population in a protected area.

Aquire the skills of a professional photographer thanks to some mathematical manipulation of your digital photos.

The Venus transit on June 8 gives us the chance to measure the scale of the Solar System.

How does the uniform ball of cells that make up an embryo differentiate to create the dramatic patterns of a zebra or leopard? How come there are spotty animals with stripy tails, but no stripy animals with spotty tails? Lewis Dartnell solves these, and other, puzzles of animal patterning.