The pointy edges of petals rely on a type of geometric feedback never before seen in nature.

IN every particular Theory of Nature there can J. only be so much real Science as is vouched for by Mathematics.” Since Kant wrote these words it has become increasingly true that mathematics is ...

Fractals are sometimes referred to as a “visual representation of math.” They can be observed in the spatial arrangements ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Mathematics in the Physical Sciences ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 211 No. 3 (September 1964), p. 128 doi:10.1038 ...