His first book, published in 1999 (The Self-Made Tapestry), and a trilogy, published in 2009 (Nature’s Patterns: Shapes, Flow, Branches), explore the subject of natural patterns, but neither has ...

Modern cone snail shells are washed in color and full of intricate patterns. These aren't just pleasing to the eye; they also help scientists tell different species apart. But after millions of ...

A single sand grain is a simple thing. But en mass, grains of sand build, slide and settle into beautiful and mysterious patterns we admire, but cannot always understand. We've gathered some of ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures ...

A shell’s shape can also keep the mollusk from sinking in sand and mud, or to keep them anchored in it. 4. THE PATTERNS ON SHELLS AREN’T RANDOM.

The sand dollar—AKA "sea biscuit" or "sand cake"—is purple and hairy in its prime. See nine things you didn't know about these fascinating creatures.

The sand dollars spill from the riverbank in clumps, some broken, some whole. The distinctive, petal-like pattern on its surface is perfect and unmistakable, but its presence so far from the Gulf ...

Sculptor Weaves Stones, Shells, and Leaves Into Spellbinding Patterns. This environmental artist works with natural materials to create ephemeral works of art that are eventually washed away.

The false angelwing gets its name from its appearance: when both shells of this bivalve are intact, the pattern of ridges and ribs make them look like angel wings. Size: 25-70 mm; common. Don't Edit ...