The perfect hexagonal shape of honeycomb cells — once thought to be an incredible feat of math-savvy insects — has now been explained by simple mechanics. Scientists have marveled at the angular ...

UC Riverside chemists have discovered a new way in which nature creates complex patterns: the assembly of molecules with no guidance from an outside source. Potential applications of the finding are ...

After nearly two thousand years, mathematicians have now finally proved that honeybees are among the world's most efficient builders. The 4th century geometer Pappus was one of several ancient Greek ...

One of the fractal-like honeycomb structures being tested for its ability to resist compression. (Courtesy: Ashkan Vaziri) Honeycomb lattices and fractal structures are found in a range of biological ...