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A universe without mathematics is beyond the scope of our imagination
Mathematics is the language of the universe. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Almost 400 years ago, in The Assayer, Galileo…
A universe without mathematics is beyond the scope of our imagination
Mathematics is the language of the universe. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Almost 400 years ago, in The Assayer, Galileo…
Can nuclear power secure a path to net zero?
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The Russian invasion shows how digital technologies have become involved in all aspects of war
Three women displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine check their mobile phones at a refugee centre in Hungary. (AP…
Prof. Alele-Williams, Nigeria’s first female VC dies at 89
Nigeria’s first female Vice Chancellor, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams, is dead. She was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin…
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