Behind birdsong: environment’s influence on language
In this snippet, we peer into the relationship between nature and animal communication.
Behind birdsong: environment’s influence on language
The Tortoise and the Mathematician: A Tale of Geometry
In 2006 scientists first produced a 3D object that is related to the roly-poly toy, tortoises, drones, and Mars. Intrigued?
Mathematical Knots: It’s Not What You’d Expect
Richard Murchie investigates knot theory; how it is at the forefront of research and has great promise amongst many applications.
What is a Number?
There’s a large range of ways to depict any number, but none of these depictions answers the question: what is the fundamental nature of a number?
Chimpanzee Culture
Chimpanzees display culturally-learned behaviours, such as tool use. But what’s the purpose of a mysterious, almost ritualistic, behaviour involving trees and stones?
Why the Pentagon Continues to Pester Mathematicians
An insight into the puzzling case of the pentagon, and how it all fits together.
The Glaring Menace of Future Solar Eruptions
Richard Murchie explores how the sun’s erratic nature puts modern society at risk – could an eruption on the sun’s surface cause major electrical failure on Earth?