What is the coral reef project about, exactly? We wanted to do something that would also draw attention to the plight of coral reefs around the world, which are being devastated by global warming and ...

What do hyperbolic crochet and coral reef organisms have in common? They both evolved to maximize surface area within a limited volume. So, naturally, a crafty and talented group of mathematicians at ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Warwick. Followed categories will be added to My News. Warwick Art Gallery assistant Loretta Grayson said basic stitch knowledge was all participants needed for a ...

The IFF was founded in 2003 by Margaret and Christine Wertheim–twin sisters from Queensland, Australia–and according to its Web site is “dedicated to the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, ...

The "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" exhibit is now on view in Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall. Eric Long, SI The Natural History Museum's Baird Auditorium showcases scientists and performers from ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will host a unique exhibition, the “Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef,” a thought-provoking fusion of science, conservation, mathematics and art. By ...

Here’s a yarn for our times: A Latvian emigre teaching mathematics in upstate New York in 1997 used crochet to produce the first physical model of a convoluted geometric abstraction. Inspired by her, ...

This fall, a different kind of coral reef will be on display in the National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Hall. It's not made out of the calcium carbonate skeletons of living coral. It's made out ...

Yes, it’s a crocheted coral reef. But don’t laugh. These sumptuous swirls of wool hide some serious geometry. It all started in the mathematics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, ...