MISSOULA, Mont., April 23 -- The continents may periodically split apart to form giant hexagons and pentagons across the globe in a pattern similar to that found on soccer balls, says a Montana ...

Most people know that a traditional soccer ball is black and white and that the black and white panels are in a pattern. You might even know that there are 32 total panels on a traditional soccer ball ...

Now that the World Cup is over, it's time for me to tell you that a soccer ball doesn't need to be spherical. With the help of Ivars Peterson in his last Math Trek column, "Bending a Soccer Ball," let ...