Patterns help us find efficiencies—to see the path of least resistance—and learn from nature what works best.

Nature is full of patterns. Among them are tiling patterns, which mimic what you'd see on a tiled bathroom floor, characterized by both tiles and interfaces -- such as grout -- in between. In ...

Nature is full of patterns. Among them are tiling patterns, which mimic what you'd see on a tiled bathroom floor, characterized by both tiles and interfaces – such as grout – in between. In ...

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 ...

How nature's patterns form Date: February 24, 2011 Source: University of Arizona Summary: When people on airplanes ask Alan Newell what he works on, he tells them "flower arrangements." He could ...

Ball has been researching and writing about natural patterns for 25 years. I echo what Zizka said, who cited “ice formations” as his favourite patterns to photograph in nature.

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 ...

Patterns appear everywhere in nature, from leopard spots to the spiral of petals around the center of a flower. These patterns fascinated Turing, and he decided the mechanism that produced them ...

From mesmerizing symmetry of spiraling sunflower seeds to mirror-like sides of the human body, patterns dominate nature. Aesthetic appeal aside, what advantage does repetition afford? The question ...