But in the years since the odd coupling was discovered, the same pattern has turned up in other unrelated settings. Scientists now believe the widespread phenomenon, known as “universality,” stems ...

According to a study published September 27 in the journal Nature Communications, the same mathematical theory could traverse both. [Related: Monarch butterflies’ signature color patterns could ...

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What’s more, these cells follow a mathematical pattern based on size and mass that appears elsewhere in nature. The new data revealed that if a human’s cells of similar sizes are grouped ...

Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment.

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

then you have unknowingly witnessed brilliant examples of mathematical patterns in nature. What ties all of these botanical features together is their shared characteristic of being arranged 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 ...

the same pattern has turned up in other unrelated settings. Scientists now believe the widespread phenomenon, known as “universality,” stems from an underlying connection to mathematics ...