SAN DIEGO — A mathematical tale of how tigers got their stripes and leopards acquired spots has undergone a slight revision. In 1952, computer scientist and polymath Alan Turing devised a theory about ...

Vol. 370, No. 1965, Geometry and mechanics of layered structures and materials (28 April 2012), pp. 1730-1739 (10 pages) We describe recent work on striped patterns in a system of block copolymers. A ...

VAIL VALLEY, Colorado – In a pleasantly packed room of 30 elementary, middle and high school math teachers in Colorado’s Vail Valley, some contemplated number patterns and equations, while others ...

A Japanese plant species with a peculiar leaf pattern recently revealed unexpected insight into how almost all plants control their leaf arrangement. Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn ...

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