The geometry of space, the setting in which physical laws operate, may hold clues to some of the biggest unanswered questions in fundamental physics. The underlying structure of spacetime itself could ...

Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in the US are experimenting with a surprising ...

If we can fill in the gaps with dark matter, that is.

Symmetry and invariance lie at the heart of modern physical theories, serving as guiding principles in our understanding of the natural world. These ideas are central to elucidating conservation laws ...

Mathematician Masaki Kashiwara has won the 2025 Abel Prize, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced today. Kashiwara is known for building bridges across seemingly distant branches of ...

Next time you are touring your garden, walking on wooded trails, or exploring a beachside scenery, look for immaculate swirling patterns. These can be found in the center of a sunflower, a snail’s ...

This lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry. Instead of breaking up patterns into blocks--a sort of potato-stamp ...

Crows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first ...

A research team has developed soft composite systems with highly programmable, asymmetric mechanical responses. By ...