The history of our planet is full of upheavals, some dramatic enough to trigger whole new blocks of geological time. This includes changes between comparatively short divisions like ages and epochs, ...

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In March, a group of mathematicians identified a thirteen-sided shape called “the hat” that can tile a surface without any patterns repeating. Now the researchers are updating the shape to maintain ...

Pi Day is all about math. You might be surprised to learn that language is math-y too. There are several mathematical patterns found in all of the 6000-7000 languages spoken or signed around the world ...

It is technically a vegetable, but we’d like to make the case that Romanesco cauliflower is an otherworldly sight to behold. The gentle, green conical towers sprouting from its surface — made ...

Scientists have used mathematical modelling to understand why flocks of long-tailed tits segregate themselves into different parts of the landscape. Scientists from the University of Sheffield have ...

Rats have up to 70 whiskers on their faces, varying hugely in size and shape. Almost every mammal possesses whiskers, but these rodents are what we call "whisker specialists," meaning they have ...