Behavioral researchers have long known that humans are drawn to symmetry. But there are many different types of symmetries in the world and many shapes in which they appear. So which ones are the most ...

Ask someone to name a favorite shape, and they’ll probably choose one of the usual suspects: triangle, circle, maybe a trapezoid. These run-of-the-mill forms take a back seat to more sophisticated and ...

When water drains from the bottom of a vertical tube, it is followed by a thin film of liquid that can adopt complex and beautiful shapes. KAUST researchers have now studied exactly how these "fluted ...