Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten
23 August 2017
The past 15 years have called into question every assumption about who we are and where we came from. Turns out our evolution is more baffling than we thought
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Fraudulent figures: The numbers that say when things are fishy
23 August 2017
Use the quirks of mathematics and you can spot basic mistakes as well as dubious dealings, including freaky voting patterns
Figures of fun: The quirkiest numbers we know
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Meet some real mind-bogglers, from the impossible square root to the number too big to fit in the universe
NASA insists it is going to Mars, but it really can't afford to
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The long-held desire to send humans to the Red Planet is nowhere near being realised, despite NASA claiming it is on a Journey to Mars
Calming figures: The numbers that maintain harmony around us
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From architecture to planetary orbits, these numbers play a vital role in keeping order
Authority figures: The numbers that rule them all
23 August 2017
Zero and infinity cast long shadows in mathematics, making and breaking equations. But these strange beasts can also explain what numbers really are
