Some animals carry patterns so precise and mathematically exact that scientists struggle to explain how nature produced them ...

Biologists have found that a simple interaction between just two genes determines the patterns of fur coloration that camouflage mice against their background, protecting them from many predators. The ...

Scientists are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes? The answer may be a gene called Agouti, which the scientists ...

Making and wearing colorful pasta necklaces is a fun and creative way for your child to explore patterns and pattern games. The night before you plan to make necklaces, color the uncooked pasta.

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have decoded brain maps of human color perception. The findings, published today in Current Biology, open a window into how color processing is ...