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 ...

Any change to migratory patterns could be cause for concern. Scientists note disturbing trends among large mammals: 'Animals ...

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Or animals might need additional tricks to transport the morphogens across tissues, or to make patterns sharp and crisp. Scientists also see dizzyingly complex instances where Turing patterns are ...

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.

In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity—animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an underlying ...

Our Impact Earth team is monitoring the movement of wild animals along the southern border with Mexico. The non-profit organization "Sky Island Alliance" has noticed changes in the migration patterns ...

Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

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 ...