This weekend, the Franklin Institute opens its summer exhibition about mathematical patterns that recur in nature. Its centerpiece is a 1,700-square-foot maze of mirrors, set in a grid of equilateral ...

The world's oldest known botanical art, from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia around 6000 BCE, hides fascinating cultural shifts in its seemingly simple motifs, a new study reveals. The ...

The “A Mirror Maze” exhibit is currently on view at the Museum of Science in Boston. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Have you ever observed the branching of your eye’s blood vessels?

Sean Gourley: When we sat down and looked at a conflict like Iraq, we saw that there were very strong mathematical patterns in size of attacks. And then when we looked at a conflict in a different ...

Early in the morning during festivals, many Indian homes wake up to patterns forming quietly at the doorstep. White powder ...