In our newly published research in Science Advances, my student Ben Alessio and I propose a potential mechanism explaining how these distinctive patterns form—that could potentially be applied to ...

Color patterns seen in fish and other animals evolved to serve various purposes. Lagunatic Photo/iStock via Getty Images Plus A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Our daily lives include hundreds of routine habits. Brushing our teeth, driving to work, or putting away the dishes are just a few of the tasks that our brains have automated to the ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...

The human voice represents one of our most complex biological achievements—a sophisticated interplay between brain, nerves, muscles, and breath that produces the nuanced sounds of human speech. As ...

Animals come in all shapes and sizes, but also pretty much all patterns. Those patterns might function as camouflage, aid in ...

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could reflect differences in neural efficiency. The researchers focus on aperiodic EEG ...

A drug used to treat covid-19 appears to be driving the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to an analysis of the 15 million viruses sequenced around the world so far. The analysis ...

A cross-sectional study analyzing morphological and dimensional features of palatal rugae patters revealed that distinct anomalies exist in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) compared with ...