In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space. When you gaze out ...

Through modeling and experiments, researchers uncover a previously undescribed shape -- they call a 'scutoid' -- adopted by packed epithelial cells during embryonic development; discovery could lead ...

The ossicular chain (malleus, incus, and stapes) is the key middle-ear structure responsible for sound transmission, and abnormalities in any component can disrupt conduction and cause conductive ...