mathematics

Underground Mathematics is the culmination of a five-year project funded by the Government’s Department for Education and delivered by Cambridge’s...

Transparency without accessibility is not enough: stats must be put in context, say researchers.

The class of materials known as soft matter – which includes everything from mayonnaise to molten plastic – is the subject of the inaugural lecture...

A newly-designed material, which mimics the wing structure of owls, could help make wind turbines, computer fans and even planes much quieter. Early...

In 1714, the British Parliament offered large rewards for finding longitude at sea. Men around the world submitted schemes but only one woman, Jane...

New research shows that the whip-like appendages on many types of cells are able to synchronise their movements solely through interactions with the...

Research may explain how sperm travel long distances, through difficult terrain, to reach an egg.

Has mathematics become too complex and too dominant a force in modern economics? Yes, says Cambridge Judge Business School’s Michael Kitson; no, says...