A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving distinctive color patterns. Imagine gently adding a drop of blue and red dye to a cup of water. The drops will slowly disperse ...

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Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...

Animals come in all shapes and sizes, but also pretty much all patterns. Those patterns might function as camouflage, aid in finding mates or help them regulate heat,but now scientists might have ...

Mark C Urban receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The Douglas fir is a tall iconic pine tree in Western North America forming a forest that winds unbroken from the Western spine ...

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Scientists normally explain the spectacular diversity of animal patterns by pointing to genetics. But a study in Nature suggests that, at least for crocodile heads, different forces might be at play.