Corals, crochet and the cosmos: how hyperbolic geometry pervades the universe
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 09:05
in Earth & Climate
We have built a world of largely straight lines – the houses we live in, the skyscrapers we work in and the streets we drive on our daily commutes. Yet outside our boxes, nature teams with frilly, crenellated forms, from the fluted surfaces of lettuces and fungi to the frilled skirts of sea slugs and the gorgeous undulations of corals.