In nature, shapes mostly appear with curves and non-flat faces. It's only through human creations that shapes with straight lines and pointed angles are common. A team of mathematicians has ...

The agrarian look is a growing trend within a larger sweeping biophilic design movement, a decorating art form that ...

But 3D shapes with curves can fill space, too—although the ready examples are only slightly bent and have obvious corners. Tellingly, the known examples all emerged from questions about nature ...

Despite this apparent disorganization, the resulting structures can acquire a variety of shapes and have surprising strengths, versatility and other useful properties. Most importantly, the ...