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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

September 7, 2021 (Huntsville, Alabama)- Members of the Felidae family, more commonly referred to as cats, come in a variety of sizes and a range of varying fur colors and patterns. Tigers with black ...

After attending the Association of Design Education’s annual conference in Providence last month, I was pleasantly surprised with the new color and pattern introductions this fall season. Pairing them ...

Retro design is experiencing a major comeback, infusing bold color and pattern with a modern twist. Instead of monochromatic ...

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 ...

For me, the success of a well-designed space often comes down to one simple secret: pattern combinations. Over the past year, I’ve noticed a real shift in interiors, with designers embracing bolder, ...

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Recently, I’ve seen that many people in the Western world have begun to question our general collective aversion to color. Real estate agents recommend keeping walls in neutral colors and investing in ...