For Mr. Santos, math can also inspire ideas about structures that have already been built — a new way to see and appreciate the world. Inspired by this idea, The New York Times created a virtual tour ...

Old homes are filled with interesting oddities, but tiny triangles on the stairs are a special brand of strange. Here's what they do and why.

Deviled eggs are an easy and tasty party food, and there are many ways to make them fit your theme. Here's how to give yours a spooky Halloween upgrade.

A new initiative pieced together by the National Quilt Museum, along with professors at Murray State University, is using the fiber arts to teach K-12 students about geometry and other mathematical ...

The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite monitors subtle changes in ice sheet thickness in Antarctica and Greenland. Credit: ESA/AOES Medialab. Antarctica is often though ...

Architect Eric Epstein reflects on the golden ratio, a principle that links design, art, music and nature, and continues to shape our sense of beauty today.

Sudan’s war has entered its third year, leaving millions displaced and the country on the edge of collapse. Yet international diplomacy remains paralysed. The conflict is best understood through three ...