The computer scientist Erik Demaine and his artist and computer scientist father, Martin Demaine, have been pushing the limits of paper folding for years. Their intricate origami sculptures are part ...

The universe’s geometry determines whether the cosmos is spatially finite or infinite. The geometry could be flat, open (meaning negatively curved), or closed (meaning positively curved). In two ...

We’re finding infinitely complex, self-similar shapes all over creation. And we’re just getting started. The world is full of beautiful geometry. It’s something we start teaching our youngest children ...