Remember the graph paper you used at school, the kind that’s covered with tiny squares? It’s the perfect illustration of what mathematicians call a “periodic tiling of space”, with shapes covering an ...

Simple patterns can be found almost everywhere in the environment, from drain covers to leaves and road markings, say Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson Patterns are essential to building ...

The world around us is full of repeating patterns. From the frequency of music notes to the appearance of a snowflake, they come in many shapes and sizes. But today we're sticking with squares and ...