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

As Chicago’s budget drama lurches toward a decisive weekend, it would be a mistake to focus too closely on the latest amendments, vote counts or tactical maneuvers. Those details may well change by ...

Mosaics can enchant humans with gestalt beauty, but for many other creatures, their worth transcends aesthetics. Repeating patterns of tilelike motifs adorn insect eyes, shark mouths, sunflower heads ...

Pros say stone mosaics, wood-look porcelain, and pastels feel dated and impractical. Diagonal, checkerboard, and accent stripe patterns look busy and outdated. Modern bathrooms favor simple, cohesive, ...

Mathematicians have discovered a pattern known as the einstein tile — a single shape that can cover an infinite plane without ever repeating. Long thought impossible, the discovery rewrote what ...

The Colorado Rockies have finally made a hire. As reported by Bob Nightengale, the move is official and in true Rockies fashion, it is controversial. Paul DePodesta, who was best known as the ...

Researchers have for the first time created a reconfigurable polariton 2D quasicrystal. The team from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), in collaboration with colleagues from ...