Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from ...

Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

A decades-old idea is quietly regaining attention in theoretical physics: ancient structures embedded in the universe’s ...

One of the most striking outcomes of the surface-minimization framework is its ability to explain structural features that ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? Sign up for Today in Science, a free daily newsletter from Scientific ...

Blood vessels, neurons, and tree branches often form junctions that look irregular, yet they follow a shared geometric rule. Using three-dimensional scans from six kinds of organisms, researchers in ...

Natural physical networks are continuous, three-dimensional objects, like the small mathematical model displayed here. Researchers have found that physical networks in living systems follow rules ...

Pick up any science fiction book from the 1960s, and you’ll find parallel dimensions explained through magic portals or mysterious machines that work “just because.” Today’s readers want stories that ...