Imperfections in animal patterns could inspire adaptive materials that shift color, shape, and function like nature itself.

From tiger stripes to leopard spots, the animal world is full of distinctive and intricate patterns. In a new study, CU ...

In essence, it’s a type of symmetry breaking. Any two processes that act as activator and inhibitor will produce periodic ...

However, computer simulations based on Turing’s idea created spots that were blurrier than those found in nature. In 2023, ...

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 ...

Scientists have been trying for decades to crack the code of how different animal patterns emerge from a mass of developing cells.

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 ...

Many animals get their external marking — such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.) We ...