Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of ...

The ongoing conflict around the Strait of Hormuz has become a situation in game theory known as a war of attrition. The maths behind it can help explain what's going on, says Petros Sekeris ...

Most hospital patients don't brush their teeth regularly, but doing so could cut their risk of developing pneumonia during ...

Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they ...

An accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy that shows just how little we understand the Red Planet’s hydrological history A billion ...

People with severe sepsis could one day be treated by having their blood filtered to remove a crucial protein that seems to ...

March 2027 - 7 days  Register for 2027 and we will contact you when confirmed details including finalised dates and prices ...

An injured kea with just half a beak has used what's left as a weapon that gives him dominance over a captive colony of the ...

I’m stressed” is a phrase that many of us use, but now there are ways to shed light on how stressed you actually are ...

Stress is linked to many of our biggest killers, but a growing body of research suggests that certain types can sharpen the ...

Pushing against years of scepticism, an analysis suggests quantum computers may offer real advantages for running machine ...