“Bille” is the first-ever monostable tetrahedron, or a pyramid-like shape with four triangular faces that has one stable ...

Thomas Mulligan explains why no two snowflakes are alike using fractal science and the physics of ice formation.

This geometric figure — first identified by dentist William Bonwill in 1864 — is formed by connecting the two points where ...

Before the Euros kicks off on July 2, we look at all 16 teams competing in Switzerland to determine which of them has the best tournament attire.

From Mozart and Dostoyevsky to Jackson Pollock — two books reveal the fundamental and sometimes surprising intertwining of ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

Even the fractal pattern that bears his name is created from Julia sets: indeed, focus in on any boundary point of the Mandelbröt set, and it’s functionally the same as a Julia set.

The complex geometry of plant structures drives both scientific investigation and artistic inspiration. It also may provide ...

The fractal markets hypothesis (FMH) is a theory about how heightened market uncertainty can lead to sudden market crises and crashes. FMH argues that market prices exhibit fractal properties over ...

Fractals are common in nature because of the surprisingly simple way they are made. Mathematically, they also help us make sense of complexity and chaos – and maybe even quantum weirdness ...