A database, collecting and classifying tile-like patterns in biology, aims to be a resource and research catalyst. The human ...

Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and ...

Increasing the surface area when plasma and water interact could help scale up a technology that destroys contaminants such ...

The spatial pattern of trees in forests often combines different types of structure (regularity, clustering or randomness) at different scales. Taking species or size into account leads to marked ...

Algific talus slopes are hard to find. In fact, northeast Iowa is one of the few regions in the world where these geological features exist. Luther students Jill Richards ’22 and Annalise Meyer ’23 ...

Stripes, gingham, and chintz have been having a moment for some time now – proof that people are craving interiors that feel joyful and expressive. But while patterned spaces are undeniably ...