Back in 1952, Turing suggested that natural biological patterns like stripes or spots could form in the presence of two molecules: a slow-moving activator and a fast-moving inhibitor. The activator ...

Details matter when making stripes. Allow plenty of space near the edge of the lawn to make a clean turn to start the next ...

According to his mother, even as a child, he was a dreamer who marveled at the natural world ... cells and observed how patterns emerged. In some cases, there were stripes; in others, he found ...

Stripes also serve as a natural defense against biting insects, such as flies. Research shows that the high-contrast patterns ...