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

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

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

These mathematically inspired designs like leopard spots and tiger stripes are as interesting as they are intricate. But how ...

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

Many animals have stripes or patterns for the purposes of camouflage. But why the particular designs? Harvard researchers believe they know how a certain direction occurs and they have come up with a ...

Who knew a ball of yarn could pack so much personality? These charming crochet animals prove you don’t need to spend big on a ...

More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model—and adding new twists—to ...

How the leopard got its spots and the zebra its stripes might not be just-so stories much longer. Biologists are beginning to pinpoint the molecular mechanisms animals use to deck themselves out with ...

Fawns and foxes and owls, oh my! Why are fairytale animals so popular in fashion? You can't browse ModCloth or Etsy without seeing a pattern that features forest critters, like panties with a fox face ...

Most people who come across road kill don't see it as a data source -- but one environmental science professor is finding that there's a lot to learn from dead creatures on our roads and highways. To ...