Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...

Long before anyone wrote down a number, early villagers were painting flowers with a precision that looks suspiciously like ...

Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing.

On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

Here’s how Ramanujan Maths Park in Andhra Pradesh is transforming National Mathematics Day with hands-on exhibits, models, ...

Mathematics education must move beyond marks and memorisation, focusing instead on reasoning, problem-solving, and creative ...

Prof Raj Shree Dhar [email protected] Elevate mathematics as reasoning tool and thinking skill, not just rote formulas. Reform curriculum to focus on fundamentals, reduce overload, and provide ...

Three artists, three questions, and a shared urge to find order in chaos through repetition, light, and form. Common ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See ...

Soomar's exhibition rests on the 19th-century technique of salt printing, a slow and unstable process wherein images are ...

athematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They ...

In the 2025 competition, Tortoise Protocol was runner-up for the Puzzlers’ Award, which is determined by attendees who vote ...