Baboons and macaques appear to use some of the same mental strategies as humans when matching shapes, suggesting that the ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown law of geometry that explains why some growing surfaces, whether in nature or ...

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

Neuroscientists are exploring whether shapes like squares and rectangles — and our ability to recognize them — are part of what makes our species special. Credit...Video by Yoshi Sodeoka Supported by ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

No one knows how to find the smallest shape that can cover all other shapes of a certain width. But high school geometry is getting us closer to an answer. “Hey — I’ve got holes in some of my jeans.

New finding could help explain everything from flower petals to future self-folding materials Scientists have discovered a ...