A longstanding mystery surrounding the Vitruvian man – yes, that Vitruvian man – has a new solution. The weird part? It comes from inside your mouth. You know the Vitruvian Man. He’s perhaps second ...

A London-based dentist may have cracked a centuries-old mathematics puzzle hidden in one of the most famous anatomical drawings in the world—Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. This discovery suggests ...

Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy to gain a deeper knowledge of how the body worked. Leonardo da Vinci believed extensive knowledge of human anatomy was essential to depicting the human form. Since ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...