Iowa Public Radio

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

We pursue one of the mysteries of the incredible variety of animals that you find in nature. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports on a study in the journal Nature. JONATHAN LAMBERT, BYLINE: Biologist Michel ...
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Nate Berkus reveals the perfect 'baby step' for incorporating patterns into your space

HGTV celeb Nate Berkus has the perfect advice for how to start using patterns in your home without redoing your whole ...
Multi-Housing News

Mix & Match: Texture, Patterns in Interior Design With Mary Cook

This latest installment of our quarterly series with the designer takes a deep dive into how materials and shapes add spice to multifamily. Think of pattern and texture as a spice that is one part of ...
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Julia Fox's Scale-Pattern Dress Looks Like She's Carrying an Art Piece

Photos from the NYC Ballet's 2025 Fall Fashion Gala show Julia Fox bringing a true showpiece from Iris van Herpen’s Fall/Winter 2021 Haute Couture collection. Fox stepped onto the red carpet in a ...

The Return of Botanical Wallpaper: Hottest Patterns; Interior Design Insights

Botanical wallpaper is making a strong comeback, and it’s easy to see why. If you want to bring a refreshing touch of nature ...
The Scientist

Mechanics, Not Genetics, Determine Crocodile Head Scale Patterns

Now, in a new study, Milinkovitch and his team reported that the polygonal head scales form due to the growth and compression of skin, which creates a self-organizing pattern of folds. 2 These ...
Psychology Today

Brain Dynamic Patterns and the Mind

Efforts to find the bases for our conscious experiences are normally divided into two general categories: the easy problem and the hard problem. The easy problem is concerned with various electrical ...
Business Wire

Interface Explores Scale, Pattern, Texture & Transitions with New Carpet Tile and LVT Collections

Global Flooring Manufacturer Highlights Unique Pairings of Aesthetics and Materials, Illustrating How Its Full Flooring System Meets Space-Specific Needs ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interface®, the ...
Princeton University

In African 'fairy circles,' a template for nature's many patterns

Be it the Mima mounds of Washington state or the famous "fairy circles" of Namibia in southwestern Africa, people are captivated by the regular patterns of plant growth that blanket desert and ...
NPR

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

Many animals get their external marking — such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.) We ...
NPR

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

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 ...