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Ever wondered how leopards wear perfect dots or zebra's stripes? Scientists now know that patterns are not random at all. They are guided by nature’s chemistry, mathematics and tiny skin cells. These ...

For many decades now, scientists and biologists have been trying to understand how the mesmerising patterns in animal coats emerge from a group of underdeveloped cells. The British mathematician Alan ...

There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists. Now, researchers have advanced their breakthrough theory – and it could help ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality. This image is seen as a Radiating Wavy Pattern Optical Illusion that appears ...

For some, nature’s designs are mesmerizing; for others, terrifying. From pufferfish skin to bee hives and marine sponges, this documentary examines how certain animals unintentionally spark ...

Spots and stripes can be found everywhere in the animal kingdom. From the savannahs of Africa to the coastal waters off southern Australia, countless species boast distinctive markings. For decades, ...

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 ...

From tiger stripes to leopard spots, the animal world is full of distinctive and intricate patterns. In a new study, CU Boulder scientists refined their previous theory of how animal patterns form and ...

If you’re wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons – or why certain car brands dominate city streets – a team of University of Virginia researchers may be able to help. Some species ...