Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

Astronauts in space have uncovered a new geometric shape with no sharp corners that is impossible to create on Earth.Earlier ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fano varieties are known as the basic “atomic structure” of geometry, but are notoriously difficult to ...

On August 10, 1632, only 10 months before the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo Galilei for his advocacy of Copernican astronomy, five Jesuits met in Rome to discuss a seemingly arcane point: Is a ...

Say goodbye to boring squares and rectangles — this eye-catching mirror shape brings character and a fresh design twist ...

Eyemart Express reports that finding the right glasses involves considering face shape, frame width, and measurements for ...

Last spring, mathematician Henry Segerman found a peculiar post on Facebook. It was by a programmer who had could not conjure mental images---a condition called aphantasia. Segerman immediately ...

Hidden Fibonacci numbers, a new shape and the search for a grand unified theory of mathematics are among our choices for most ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Matt Parker SHAPE The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and ...

How few corners can a shape have and still tile the plane?” mathematician Gábor Domokos asked me over pizza. His deceptively simple question was about the geometry of tilings, also called ...

The apple gets its 'dimple-like cusp' and shape as a result of different rates of growth between the bulk and the stalk, according to a new mathematical study of the fruit. Apples are relatively ...