In time, a semblance of order emerged. Crumpled wads of paper are no doubt as old and commonplace as paper itself – “graves for failed theories”, Gottesman, a physicist, has called them.

The "crumpled paper" exercise is intended to reduce bullying, but is more likely to intensify it. Unlike inanimate paper, living creatures heal from bruises and even get stronger.

But at least for the crumpled paper, it seems like nature is transcending this uncertainty.” The demise of paper has been predicted for some time now, but paper, it seems, may not be done with us.

Crumpled paper is unusually weight-resistant. Its patterns are entirely unpredictable. Even with the same sheet, they’re impossible to replicate. See why. It’s mind-bending but true: the ...

From studies of “geometric frustration,” scientists learn how paper folds under pressure. By Siobhan Roberts A piece of crumpled paper, in all of its creased fragmentations, suffers from ...

The paper should expand slightly as it releases some energy but eventually it will settle in a crumpled form. “What you have is a system to which you applied forces,” Herculano-Houzel says.

A page of paper is dead. If it is torn, the tear remains. If it is crumpled, the wrinkles remain. But people are alive. One of the basic characteristics of living beings is that they constantly ...