A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

One of the simplest and most beautiful naturally occurring patterns can be observed when light is shined through a pair of ...

thereby forming stable structures. To do this, the researchers prepared and illuminated several cultures of cyanobacteria in Petri dishes. Using slides, they created different light patterns and ...

A central aim of community ecology is to understand how communities are organized by identifying, describing, and explaining general patterns that underlie the structure of communities.

One of the simplest and most beautiful naturally occurring patterns can be observed when light is shined through a pair of slightly misaligned periodic structures. This phenomenon, known as the ...