Imagine trying to stack oranges as tightly as possible so that no space is wasted. Simple enough in a grocery store. Now imagine doing it in a world with eight dimensions, a space that exists not in ...

Have you ever wondered about the best way to pack a finite number of identical spheres into a shape-shifting flexible container, like a convex hull? An intuitively simple problem concerning the best ...

How bees, beer cans and big data all solve the same problem: not enough space. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, ...