A multifractal spectrum called a weighted Cantor set model can describe how galaxies cluster, which is similar to other ...

Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...

Astronomers are getting some answers to an age-old question. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For decades, cosmologists have ...

Our brains can distinguish highly similar patterns, thanks to a process called pattern separation. How our brains separate patterns is, however, not yet fully understood. Using a full-scale computer ...

The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the processing of sensory stimuli. While past neuroscience studies have gathered ...

A bacterium has evolved an enzyme that assembles in a fractal structure, a mathematical pattern that repeats itself at smaller scales. Fractal patterns are found throughout nature on large, ...