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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 ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.