This hidden math in some abstract paintings may even underlie our ability to recognise such artwork as depictions of trees, according to the research, published in the journal PNAS Nexus.

Lilavati is a collection of worked-out examples in algebra and geometry. The level of mathematics ranges between high-school algebra and freshman pre-calculus. In its time, it represented the height ...

Researchers have found a clue in the branches, and used math to describe how the way we see branches in nature and art contributes to our recognition of trees. "We've come up with something ...