athematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They ...

The cosmos seems to have a preference for things that are round. Planets and stars tend to be spheres because gravity pulls clouds of gas and dust toward the center of mass. The same holds for black ...

The recently discovered “hat” aperiodic monotile admits tilings of the plane, but none that are periodic [SMKGS23]. This polygon settles the question of whether a single shape—a closed topological ...

A set of the six sides of a die matches up one-to-one with a set of red shoes, helping illustrate Georg Cantor's set theorem. Image courtesy of GBH/NOVA It can be easy to take math for granted. But ...

From the ancient origins of zero to the paradox of motion, NOVA’s teaching resources immerse students in the wonder of math. ByKara Norton Thursday, December 1, 2022 NOVA EducationNOVA Education The ...