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
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?
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
