Patterns like those in muscle tissue ... But the mathematics of these "soft shapes" have been a mystery until now. "Nature ...

If you step outside, into a garden, park or even the grounds at your school, you can find shapes in nature too. Join Ibrahim and Rui as they meet up with Angela at Backwell Lake in Somerset to go ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

More information: Lirong Cai et al, Environmental filtering, not dispersal history, explains global patterns of phylogenetic ...

Chemists identify a single molecule that naturally tiles in nonrepeating patterns, which could help build materials with novel electronic properties.

A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

Further experiments showed that the patterns ... growth in nature, which deforms cells and tissue. It’s this mechanical instability that makes tissue grow into particular shapes, some of which ...