Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.
"Shrouded in Snow." Special Mention, Animal Portraits. Blanketed by frost in the Mongolian wilderness, a Pallas’s cat endures the aftermath of a snowstorm at -35°C. Perfectly adapted to its frozen ...
This haunting photo of a brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) standing in front of a half-destroyed house earned photographer Wim van den Heever the competition’s Grand Title award. Wim van den ...
A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...
Scientists have uncovered a "hidden order" in drylands across the planet, where plants follow disordered hyperuniformity — a layout that looks random and disorganized up close but adheres to a clear ...