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Probability helps zebrafish stay in schools when faced with predators

Fish track the movement of their neighbours to swim in dense schools as they flee predators – and they pay more attention to the motion of some fish than others

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Mathematician’s record-beating formula can generate 50 prime numbers

Physics

Mathematician’s record-beating formula can generate 50 prime numbers

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Life

The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Bobby Seagull: The magic of numbers

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Bobby Seagull: The magic of numbers

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Physics

Rock, paper, scissors with 100 people could last a quadrillion rounds

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Mathematics

Physicists are turning to Lewis Carroll for help with their maths

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Life

2019 Breakthrough Prize winners set to receive share in $22 million

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Physics

Mathematicians must be more prepared to test their truths

Mathematical proofs embody a Platonic ideal of eternal truth. Two major contested proofs this week show the need for more controversy, not less

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Physics

Riemann hypothesis likely remains unsolved despite claimed proof

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Mathematics

Infinity war: The ongoing battle over the world's hardest maths proof

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Physics

Famed mathematician claims proof of 160-year-old Riemann hypothesis

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Physics

Kurdish refugee wins the Fields medal - the biggest prize in maths

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