My long career as an air pollution meteorologist largely consisted of mathematical modeling of the impact of industrial air contaminants on surrounding communities. Much of my practice included ...

Ian Stewart is a prolific writer of books about mathematics. His latest volume attempts to put mathematical thinking at the centre of biology. The Mathematics of Life is framed around five revolutions ...

The single most famous weather forecast in British history is also one of the worst. In October 1987, a meteorologist working for the British Broadcasting Corporation reassured a concerned viewer that ...