In nature, there is no planner, but somehow natural forces conspire to bring about something that looks quite beautiful. Do you have a favorite example of a pattern found in nature? Perhaps one of ...

A pattern in nature is any regularly repeated arrangement of shapes or colors. Some of the most striking examples include the hexagonal arrays of rocks at Giant's Causeway in the United Kingdom ...

riotously colorful photographic display of the most dramatic examples of the “sheer splendor” of physical patterns in the natural world. He lightly ties the work together with snippets of ...

The famous Fibonacci sequence has captivated mathematicians, artists, designers, and scientists for centuries. Also known as the Golden Ratio, its ubiquity and astounding functionality in nature ...

But many may be confused by what it actually means when we talk about using nature's patterns in garden design. Here are some examples that show what we can achieve by using nature's patterns to ...

A pattern in nature is any regularly repeated arrangement of shapes or colors. Some of the most striking examples include the hexagonal arrays of rocks at Giant’s Causeway in the United Kingdom ...

My scientific curiosity was stirred when I learned that many of nature’s objects are fractal, featuring patterns that repeat at increasingly fine magnifications. For example, think of a tree.

This article first appeared in Issue 7 of our free digital magazine CURIOUS. In science, we often stumble upon profound questions about what is real and what is perceived. Quantum mechanics and ...

coastlines and seashells are all examples of the abundance of patterns in nature. Some of the most common natural patterns are repeating fractals such as those in snowflakes, fern shoots ...