Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers reveal that hair follicle patterns emerge from simple cell interactions, offering new insight into development.

Neat rings, stripes and swirls embellish many cold, rocky landscapes. Although these beautiful stone patterns look like humanmade artwork, they’re all natural. Scientists have long known that such ...

A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...

A pattern as familiar as hair may hold clues to one of biology’s deeper mysteries. The way hair follicles arrange themselves across the skin has long puzzled scientists, raising a simple question with ...