Read article: Web life: Azimuth
Web life: Azimuth
The official blog of the Azimuth project, which promotes interdisciplinary work on climate change and environmental science
Read article: Web life: Azimuth
Read article: Why do quarantines work?
Why do quarantines work?
Alexandra Fogg explains the mathematics behind these measures
Read article: How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half?
How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half?
Jack Baker answers this often-asked question
Read article: How much weight could Noah’s Ark support?
How much weight could Noah’s Ark support?
Ollie Youle takes a physical approach to this biblical tale
Read article: What is the maximum number of layers in a human pyramid?
What is the maximum number of layers in a human pyramid?
Roger Leyser tackles the question from a physics perspective
Read article: Web life: Gravity and Levity
Web life: Gravity and Levity
Tackling the big ideas in physics in a deep but often mathematically simple way
Read article: Soft hairs help resolve the black-hole information paradox
Soft hairs help resolve the black-hole information paradox
Stephen Hawking and colleagues claim partial solution to 40-year-old puzzle
Read article: Maths meets myths
Maths meets myths
Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders
Read article: Zombie physics
Zombie physics
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
