Symmetry abounds in nature, often in its most beautiful forms. A perfect snowflake, a blooming sunflower, a light-harvesting complex from a bacterium—they all exhibit striking symmetry, crafted by ...

This lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry. Instead of breaking up patterns into blocks--a sort of potato-stamp ...

A new study helps bring the incredible color and pattern variation in butterflies into focus. The results align with a growing body of evidence that suggests butterfly-wing diversity really boils down ...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: CYCLOIDEA2 (CYC2)-like and RADIALIS (RAD)-like genes are needed for the normal development of corolla bilateral Antirrhinum majus L. (snapdragon, Plantaginaceae, Lamiales).