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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. The discovery raises questions about how many other papers may harbour similar issues

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Why prime numbers might not be random after all

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Why prime numbers might not be random after all

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

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Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history

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The secret to guessing more accurately with maths

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Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician

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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

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Maths Village - Piero Castellano Sirince (Izmir, Turkey)

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These images explore a 'utopic' village built for teaching maths

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Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

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Mathematicians spent 2025 exploring the edge of mathematics

Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and in 2025 we came a step closer to finding it

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Stephen Wolfram: 'No AI has impressed me'

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Why we all need a little festive pedantry when it comes to snowflakes

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Mathematicians discover a strange new infinity

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The 19th-century maths that can help you deal with horrible coffee

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