"Nature captivates us with spontaneous patterns formed through dissipating processes, yet in the world of synthetic materials, we typically rely on precise, controlled methods to create structure," ...

Biodiversity patterns reflect the distribution and variety of life across Earth’s surface, ranging from local species assemblages to global biomes. Classic gradients such as the increase in species ...

The cell cortex consists of a chemical and a mechanical subsystem, but how energy is allocated between them is unknown. Now, measurements of the entropy production rate have revealed what determines ...

A database, collecting and classifying tile-like patterns in biology, aims to be a resource and research catalyst. The human eye is drawn to the rhythmic beauty of tiled patterns, which occur ...

Using mathematical modeling, Tarnita explores how animals self-organize in groups and what causes regular spatial patterns to ...

Chinese Money Plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern shaping leaf veins in Voronoi geometry. This discovery shows nature ...

Nights at the Missouri Botanical Garden are about to get a whole lot brighter. Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO will bring 21 interactive installations by artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena ...