The rhombitrihexagonal tiling from around 200 BC
More from Chalkdust
Universal poetry
Andrew Stacey explores the mathematics within poetry.
The Josephus problem
Alvin Choy works out who will be the last one left in
Covering infinity
Sophie Bleau uncovers the secrets behind covering maps
Christmas puzzle #3: Colouring by numbers
Puzzle #3 in our 2020 Christmas puzzle series
2018 Fields medal winners
Introducing the work that has won mathematics' most famous award
Maths for money: The Longitude Prize
When people do science for money…