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P = NP?

Mathematics

We could solve the biggest problem in maths in the next decade

Whoever solves the long-standing P versus NP maths problem will win $1 million. Now a poll of computer scientists suggests the solution may be found sooner than expected

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Mathematics

DeepMind created a maths AI that can add up to 6 but gets 7 wrong

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Mathematicians have found a new way to multiply two numbers together

Mathematics

Mathematicians have found a new way to multiply two numbers together

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Karen Uhlenbeck

Physics

Karen Uhlenbeck is first woman to win prestigious maths Abel prize

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Pi Day quiz: How well do you know the mathematical constant?

Physics

Pi Day quiz: How well do you know the mathematical constant?

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Mathematician cracks centuries-old problem about the number 33

Mathematics

Mathematician cracks centuries-old problem about the number 33

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Don’t miss: A life in death, aquatic mysteries and the brain unveiled

Life

Don’t miss: A life in death, aquatic mysteries and the brain unveiled

Culture

Bill Gates’s pancake problem – and three more pancakes in science

Physics

Bill Gates’s pancake problem – and three more pancakes in science

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5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

Physics

5 of the world’s toughest unsolved maths problems

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Physics

The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand

A decade ago, two mathematicians produced a solution to one of the most difficult maths problems ever. The only problem was, no one understood it - until now

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Life

Probability helps zebrafish stay in schools when faced with predators

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Physics

Mathematician’s record-beating formula can generate 50 prime numbers

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

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