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Mathematics

The man who ruined mathematics

The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says it was a bombshell when Kurt G枚del first introduced it. G枚del鈥檚 seminal work directly contradicted one of the great minds of mathematics and limited the field forever

Cracked blue bowl with equations, stars, planets and galaxies decorating its exterior. It is cracked but golden glue sticks it back together.

Physics

We’re solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

Physics

Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

Why prime numbers might not be random after all

Mathematics

Mathematician wins 2026 Abel prize for solving 60-year-old mystery

Page of old textured vintage paper with the calculation of the higher mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history

Mathematics

The secret to guessing more accurately with maths

Mathematics

Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician

2S95MK4 Tourists play a game of Snakes and Ladders at a Chinese temple ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Snake celebrations. Lunar New Year which falls on January 29, 2025, welcomes the year of the Snake, which will be celebrated by the Chinese around the world. (Photo by Wong Fok Loy / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News

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Bored of snakes and ladders? Some maths can help bring back the fun

While snakes and ladders is purely a game of chance, there is a way to add some strategy, says mathematician Peter Rowlett

Mathematics

These images explore a ‘utopic’ village built for teaching maths

Mathematics

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

Mathematics

Mathematicians spent 2025 exploring the edge of mathematics

Stephen Wolfram: ‘No AI has impressed me’