Mathematics and computing articles within Nature

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  • News & Views |

    Simulations show that Saturn's nearby moons, after forming on the outskirts of the planet's main rings, get pushed clear of them. This model reproduces the moons' orbital locations and remarkably low densities.

    • Joseph A. Burns

  • Books & Arts |

    A book promoting the use of informatics to help us live greener lives could have been enhanced by following interactive design principles, suggests Nick Salafsky.

    • Nick Salafsky

  • News Feature |

    Many scientists want to keep their data and resources free; cybersecurity specialists want them under lock and key. Jeffrey Perkel reports.

    • Jeffrey Perkel

  • Books & Arts |

    Our stereotypical view of mathematicians shifted during the Romantic era from worldly scholar to tortured soul, explains Jascha Hoffman.

    • Jascha Hoffman

  • Books & Arts |

    While pursuing his doctorate in dynamical systems, John Sims was drawn to explore the connections between mathematics and art. Now curating a year-long series of maths–art shows at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City, the conceptual artist explains the cultural significance of maths.

    • Jascha Hoffman

  • Editorial |

    Scientists must be more proactive in encouraging good cybersecurity practices.

  • Review Article |

    • T. D. Ladd
    • , F. Jelezko
    •  & J. L. O’Brien

  • News & Views |

    A mathematical method has been developed that distinguishes between the paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and those of his imitators. But can the approach be used to spot imitations of works by any artist?

    • Bruno A. Olshausen
    •  & Michael R. DeWeese

  • News & Views |

    A probabilistic analysis of climate variation during the period AD 1050–1800 refines available estimates of the influence of temperature change on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

    • Hugues Goosse

  • News Feature |

    Scientists are struggling to make sense of the expanding scientific literature. Corie Lok asks whether computational tools can do the hard work for them.

    • Corie Lok

  • News and Views Q&A |

    The race is on to build a computer that exploits quantum mechanics. Such a machine could solve problems in physics, mathematics and cryptography that were once thought intractable, revolutionizing information technology and illuminating the foundations of physics. But when?

    • Emanuel Knill

  • Editorial |

    Manufacturers of computer systems should welcome researchers' efforts to find flaws.

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