Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...

As a grape slowly dries and shrivels, its surface creases, ultimately taking on the wrinkled form of a raisin. Similar patterns can be found on the surfaces of other dried materials, as well as in ...

This weekend, the Franklin Institute opens its summer exhibition about mathematical patterns that recur in nature. Its centerpiece is a 1,700-square-foot maze of mirrors, set in a grid of equilateral ...

Building upon the foundational insights from Unlocking Complexity: From Math Constants to Modern Games, this article delves into how intricate mathematical patterns manifest within the realm of modern ...

A Canadian visual artist called Sarah Hatton has taken thousands of dead honeybees and arranged them onto canvasses in mathematical patterns such as the Fibonacci spiral found in sunflowers. Hatton -- ...

How does a hungry shark decide where to look for a tasty meal when there’s no tempting morsel in plain sight? Sharks and other predatory sea animals may actually use math when they hunt, according to ...