Geometry

They speculate that perhaps early human ancestors were driven by a desire to create symmetry and enjoy the act of craftsmanship, though the exact function remains unclear

Last November, after a decade of failed attempts, David Smith, a self-described shape hobbyist of Bridlington in East Yorkshire, England, suspected that he might have finally solved an open problem in the mathematics of tiling: That is, he thought he might have discovered an "einstein."

An Australian mathematician has determined that a 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet exhibited at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum for years is the oldest known example of applied geometry on a clay tablet.

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The mathematician said that it is the oldest known example of applied geometry on a 3,700-year-old clay tablet after his examinations of it in Istanbul.

Eight years after shutting down, the open-air Cinema Stella has finally reopened its doors to film lovers. Stella is the third old Athens movie theater to have been renovated by Greek distribution company Weird Wave, after the downtown Astor and Andora cinemas.

Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40.

Mirzakhani, who battled breast cancer, died on July 15, the university announced. It did not indicate where she died.

The discovery of a bizarre natural sphere in Bosnia is baffling archaeologists and opening up new lines of questioning. Might there have been an ancient, advanced civilization in Europe capable of producing these spheres?

“Lee Lights” designed by Glen Lewis Steele are supposed to make you question if your eyes are working properly or not, but they will completely mess with your sense of perspective.

This seems to be a simple square-shaped lamp, right?

But, it’s not.

Tetrahedron means four triangular surfaces in Greek, and is the name of a new prototype super yacht that can fly! The luxurious sea vessel that looks as if it was plucked right out of the future was designed to essentially fly over the sea surface, according to its designer, Jonathan Scwinge.