From zebra stripes to a honeycomb lattice, nature features breathtaking patterns. Now, physicists based in China have found a way to recreate these natural motifs in 3-D — using just a little ...

If you've been spotting the number seven lately, you may be in luck. Whether you've noticed a series of sevens, like 777, or synchronicities involving the digit, you're experiencing what some refer to ...

The seemingly random digits known as prime numbers are not nearly as scattershot as previously thought. A new analysis by Princeton University researchers has uncovered patterns in primes that are ...

There’s a reason why some numbers stop you in your tracks. Maybe you caught a glimpse of a license plate with 777 right after your coffee order rang up to $7.77. Coincidence? I think not.

An example of a linear sequence. A list of numbers or diagrams that are in a particular order is called a sequence close sequenceA sequence is a set of numbers that follow a certain rule. For example, ...

Seemingly random attacks contain an unexpected regularity: the same numerical pattern seen in Wall Street booms and busts. Since the 1960s, the mountains of southern Colombia have been home to a war ...

In this fun primary maths game, you will make some music by building up rhythms played by four instruments. Practise multiplication along the way. Make a counting rule that matches a pattern on a ...