How the leopard got its spots and the zebra its stripes might not be just-so stories much longer. Biologists are beginning to pinpoint the molecular mechanisms animals use to deck themselves out with ...

Looking for a simple and beautiful rangoli design for your next celebration? 🌸 This video shows you how to create easy, colorful patterns perfect for Diwali, Pongal, Republic Day, or any festive ...

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 ...

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Diwali is the festival of lights, and decorating your home with rangoli adds joy and beauty to the celebration. Rangoli designs are colorful patterns made on the floor using colored powders, flowers, ...

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 ...

Zebras and tigers have stripes, cheetahs and leopards have spots, and the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) boasts a labyrinthine pattern of black-and-green chains of scales. Now researchers from the ...