Patterns like those in muscle tissue ... But the mathematics of these "soft shapes" have been a mystery until now. "Nature not only abhors a vacuum, she also seems to abhor sharp corners," says ...

If you step outside, into a garden, park or even the grounds at your school, you can find shapes in nature too. Join Ibrahim and Rui as they meet up with Angela at Backwell Lake in Somerset to go ...

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape.

As the same pattern can arise in different ways, a more detailed description of the shape and form of these ... how much of the patterns seen in nature may be due to pure chance?

Patterns that mimic motifs in nature can also help calm the space. “This can include fractal patterns found in textiles, the ...

Patterns are all around us, in nature as well as in art and design. We see patterns where shapes, lines or colours are repeated. How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the ...

But can bird wing shape tell scientists something useful about how nature is organized ... ability—is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world.