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 ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

SAN DIEGO — A mathematical tale of how tigers got their stripes and leopards acquired spots has undergone a slight revision. In 1952, computer scientist and polymath Alan Turing devised a theory about ...

A Japanese plant species with a peculiar leaf pattern recently revealed unexpected insight into how almost all plants control their leaf arrangement. Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn ...

"What should I say if my kids ask me about them?" Pretend the rocks are like a fire station. We take little kids to see the firefighters and trucks and dials and pumps and gauges without worrying if ...

Today, growth is a top strategic priority. The term “hypergrowth” was first introduced by the Harvard Business Review in 2008 to explain the steep growth curves in Silicon Valley, where I've worked as ...