Introducing The Scutoid — A Newly Discovered Shape Hiding Inside Our Bodies

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A Play-Doh figure of two scutoids (Photo Credit: Luisma Escudero Universidad de Sevilla)

Just when we think we have discovered, and mastered, every shape in the world, comes the scutoid. The three-dimensional, prism-like structure has been hiding in plain sight in all living creatures, including humans. While not visible to the naked eye, scutoids, the shape skin cells take as they bend, twist, or turn, are everywhere – in your armpits, elbows, organs, and even all over your face.

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