The relation between mathematics and beauty is genuine, but elusive. There seems to be no prospect of inventing a Calculus of the Beautiful (not that this has dissuaded some brave and foolhardy souls ...

The Science Museum of Virginia is exhibiting "The Beauty of Math and Science," a series of paintings by Richmond artist Melissa Holly. The artist has studied math and science for most of her life in ...

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

Throughout history, mathematics has developed as part of humanity's search for patterns. When I explored mathematics in cultures East and West for my book Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History ...

A detail of the Mandelbrot set, a fractal named after Benoit Mandelbrot, the French mathematician who investigated it in the 1970s. If you were to zoom in at any point on the intricate, wiggly line, ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

Glen Whitney, executive director of the Museum of Mathematics, is a member of the Three Village school board. There was a lot of discussion this summer about the big decline in third- through ...

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...