Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the core model, a fundamental pattern for understanding how nature operates.

There is, of course the Christmas tree, but there might also be an Adventsgran – a smaller fir tree that can stand on the ...

Snakes are often misunderstood but possess remarkable beauty. This article showcases stunning snake species from around the ...

The holidays are a time of joy for many people. But they also can be a time when we feel our losses most intensely. Renowned local graphic novel author Carol Tyler knows this well. Her most recent ...

When it comes to holiday entertaining, the dinnerware you choose can set the entire mood for your table. You might be wondering which patterns are catching the most attention this year. The ...

A database, collecting and classifying tile-like patterns in biology, aims to be a resource and research catalyst. The human eye is drawn to the rhythmic beauty of tiled patterns, which occur ...

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 ...

A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry landscapes that allows them to make the most of water resources. When you ...

In this intricate, wildly inventive graphic memoir from Eisner nominee Tyler (Soldier’s Heart), grief is a physical place populated by odd but helpful guides. Carol is hit by an “anvil of sorrow” when ...