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By Michael Mcphail Many real world systems can be represented in the form of a complex network by representing objects/people/groups as points, known as nodes or vertices, and showing that a [...]

NEWCASTLE, 27 DECEMBER 2014: Thousands of Australians will be hitting the roads this summer; cars packed with eskies, tents and boogie boards. But who makes sure the roads are safe, the traffic [...]

By Angus McClure This summer, together with my supervisor Prof Geoff Mercer, I have been working on constructing mathematical models describing the spread of a disease caused by the bacteria [...]

By Jaimie McGlashan According to the World Health Organisation, cancer has recently become the leading cause of death worldwide. The devastating disease is responsible for 8.2 million deaths in [...]

By Michael Mampusti Walk into a bathroom or kitchen and chances are that the walls or the floor are covered in square tiles. Perhaps not surprisingly, these collections of tiles are examples of [...]

By Daniel Mahar Consider how much time and money goes into research to enable us to live longer and healthier lives, how much we invest to help us understand what happens inside our body, our [...]

Young computer scientists and mathematicians from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 coveted spots to participate in the 3rd Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking [...]

By Zhigen Lin Bones appear to be a hard substance in our bodies that make up our skeleton. They don’t seem to change much after our teenage years. Actually, bone is a dynamic tissue that is [...]