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

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Scientists have uncovered a "hidden order" in drylands across the planet, where plants follow disordered hyperuniformity — a layout that looks random and disorganized up close but adheres to a clear ...

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 ...

Plants and animals are often seen as fundamentally different, with animals displaying mobility and sensory acuity, while plants remain stationary, relying on photosynthesis for survival. However, ...

Plants that feed on meat and animal droppings have evolved at least ten times through evolutionary history Riley Black - Science Correspondent A Cape sundew wraps its sticky leaves around a helpless ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...