How I Use Nature's Patterns to Optimize Garden Design Patterns help us find efficiencies—to see the path of least resistance—and learn from nature what works best.

Darwin himself was clearly aware of the arbitrary nature of species definitions, yet continued to use them (and other terms such as populations and individuals) to describe patterns in the world ...

Fractal Patterns in Nature and Art Are Aesthetically Pleasing and Stress-Reducing One researcher takes this finding into account when developing retinal implants that restore vision ...

The reason patterns often appear in nature is simple: The same basic physical or chemical processes occur in many patterned substances and organisms as they form. Whether in plants and animals or ...

Take a tour through the magical world of natural fractals and discover the complex patterns of succulents, rivers, leaf veins, crystals, and more.

Working with pattern blocks, tangrams, and 3D shapes are part of every elementary teacher’s geometry curriculum. But have you ever gone outdoors and observed nature’s design? The natural ...

In nature, patterns of chemical interactions between two different substances are believed to govern the designs our eyes see—for example, a zebra’s stripes.

Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does Philip Ball. Univ. of Chicago, $35 (288p) ISBN 978-0-226-33242-0 ...