This post was co-authored by Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring We are used to thinking about people, places, and things as beautiful. A particular combination of sensations evokes the pleasure that ...

The internet is stuffed with online quizzes and surveys, ranging from which "Friends" character you are to who you're about to vote for. But the BBC recently asked something more profound of its ...

This link between the Theory of Relativity and quantum mechanics has been described as the world’s most beautiful equation: Its creator described the equation as “beautiful”. David Manners has more ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Mathematics has changed the course of human history countless times. It's easy to forget how much of what we see every day can be described by a series of symbols and relationships. A video titled ...

Mathematicians sometimes say they find beauty in mathematical formulas, and a new brain scan study confirms that equations can activate the brain in much the same way that great art does. "To many of ...

What were the most important equations of 20th-century science? Here are 11 essays, aimed at non-specialists, each centred on a different equation. The authors are distinguished in their various ...