Innovation doesn’t always mean creating something entirely new. Some of the most remarkable breakthroughs come from observing ...

Alexander Bobenko has spent the past 20 years chewing on mathematical doughnuts. In the 2000s, he tried to prove that compact ...

After doing the Shapes Lab, have kids do this hands-on activity to apply what they've learned about shapes. Demonstrate how to connect straws with paper clips. As groups finish building their shapes, ...

Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...