A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving distinctive color patterns. Imagine gently adding a drop of blue and red dye to a cup of water. The drops will slowly disperse ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

Nature’s canvas is full of awe-inspiring and astonishing designs, some of which can be found in animals with remarkable facial expressions. These designs can be used for functions such as ...

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 ...

Or animals might need additional tricks to transport the morphogens across tissues, or to make patterns sharp and crisp. Scientists also see dizzyingly complex instances where Turing patterns are ...

A research team from Munich has identified a previously unknown communication mechanism in harvestmen. Five closely related ...

Mark C Urban receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The Douglas fir is a tall iconic pine tree in Western North America forming a forest that winds unbroken from the Western spine ...

Scientists normally explain the spectacular diversity of animal patterns by pointing to genetics. But a study in Nature suggests that, at least for crocodile heads, different forces might be at play.