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In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface covered by one or […]

In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game “Battleship,” Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize the microscopic structure of everyday materials such as sand and concrete with high precision.This post was originally […]

Every human society faces a common challenge: to develop the best possible mix of tools that can help them solve problems. But tools, ranging from simple hunting and cooking implements to technology to ways to […]

Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, such as mathematics anxiety, which is estimated to affect as many as one in six students.This post was […]

Pilgrimages are ubiquitous across all major world religions. From the Camino de Santiago, a Christian pilgrimage that encompasses routes in southern Europe and ends in Spain, to the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival on the […]

The seemingly unpredictable, and thereby uncontrollable, dynamics of living organisms have perplexed and fascinated scientists for a long time. While these dynamics can be represented by reaction networks, which can model a variety of biological […]