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Impressive patterns that appear in animals, plants, and ecosystems

Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.
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Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Chantal Nguyen acknowledges support from Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP), Young Investigator Grant No. RGY0078/2019, and the U.S. Army Research Office Grant No. 78234EG. This research was a ...
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Plants self-organize in a 'hidden order,' echoing pattern found across nature

Scientists have uncovered a "hidden order" in drylands across the planet, where plants follow disordered hyperuniformity — a layout that looks random and disorganized up close but adheres to a clear ...