Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

Mathematics is art, and art is mathematics. So claim the father-son pair of Erik and Martin Demaine of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. “Our math and our art have blended ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Computer programs enable us to create works ...

Even when it is inscrutable, math is beautiful. Photographer Jessica Wynne set out to capture this appeal when she began photographing mathematicians' chalkboards around the world in 2018. “I've ...

The beautiful color illustration of frieze patterns above is taken from Frank A. Farris’ Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns (Princeton University Press, 2015), a math book ...