Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".

If you look at where previous winners of the world's most famous cycling race are from, a surprisingly common pattern emerges.

Our world runs on randomly generated numbers and without them a surprising proportion of modern life would break down. So, why are they so hard to find?

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On π-day, one mathematician explores our fascination with pi and asks why we obsessively compute its digits.

From time-bending letters to lives lacking in birthdays, try to solve BBC Future's calendar-based puzzles this leap year.

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As we grow up, we are trained to think about things in a linear way. But it can leave us ill-equipped in our complex, fast moving world, harm our finances and even mislead AI.