Ancient Greek mathematicians – most notably Plato - classified solid shapes thousands of years ago. Since then, remarkably few geometric ‘solid’ forms have been discovered and the last collection was ...

The work of the Greek polymath Plato has kept millions of people busy for millennia. A few among them have been mathematicians who have obsessed about Platonic solids, a class of geometric forms that ...

Epithelial cells, which cover the surfaces of many organs, adopt a previously undescribed geometric shape - the scutoid - so that the tissue can curve, scientists have found. The epithelial cells ...

A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability. Squares, triangles, circles - these geometric shapes ...