(PhysOrg.com) -- What do mountains, broccoli and the stock market have in common? The answer to that question may best be explained by fractals, the branch of geometry that explains irregular shapes ...

Mathematicians have introduced a new way of thinking about the incredible complexity of how biological systems interact. Their work may help set the stage for better understanding of our bodies and ...

The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public.

Every week a little dash of math and statistics floats into my mailbox. I make no claims to be a mathematician, but I've learned a great deal from my regular injection of numerate thinking provided by ...

Mathematical equations aren't just useful -- many are quite beautiful. And many scientists admit they are often fond of particular formulas not just for their function, but for their form, and the ...

I SAW the film A Beautiful Mind on an aeroplane, dubbed into German with subtitles in Spanish. Though I struggled to make sense of it, it was clear this wasn’t a detailed exposition of the ...