"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 ...

Stalagmites, those mineral columns rising from cave floors, hide a mathematical regularity. A team of researchers has just discovered that their varied shapes, ranging from slender cones to flattened ...

A new shape has been discovered which would make for a pretty unique set of bathroom tiles. Nicknamed “the Hat,” the 13-sided shape can tesselate with itself without ever repeating a pattern, solving ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Everyone knows that additive manufacturing processes can make intricate, seemingly impossible mathematical shapes. Here is a sample STL file of one of these extraordinary shapes. ... Everyone knows ...

A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability. Squares, triangles, circles - these geometric shapes ...