David Shilkitus explains that math education should do more than just prepare students for tests—it should prepare them to ...

Developed by our team of architects and marine biologists at Florida International University, the uniquely textured prototype tiles are designed to test a new approach for helping cities such as ...

Anyone who's ever tried tiling a floor, a backsplash or even an arts-and-crafts project probably knows the emotional ...

Escher and Penrose found inspiration in each other’s work. In 1952, University College London awarded Penrose a bachelor of ...

Every Star Tile design stems from the Earth’s colors, shapes, and geometries to generate a positive neural response.

From undergraduate study to graduate, postdoctoral and faculty research, women within the Mellon College of Science’s Department of Mathematical Sciences are among those continuing the tradition of ...

Mathematics has always been a subject that sparks debate—some enjoy its logical nature, while others find it frustrating. However, when numbers are used in brain teasers, even those who usually ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero ...