A group of international scientists has compared the hypothetical performance of three novel shapes of solar modules – pyramidal, hexagonal and conical – and has found the latter has the strongest ...

A ‘mock meteorite’ made up of a ball of clay. Researchers used this model to show how objects moving through fluids like water will naturally erode into cone shapes. Image Credit: NYU's Applied ...

Archaeologists have discovered a set of conical tombs dating back to more than 3,000 years ago in Mexico. The pre-Hispanic tombs—half of which still contain human remains—were found in Chapultepec ...