Plant trichomes, the hair-like structures covering aerial organs, serve as protective barriers against environmental stresses ...

Shade-induced changes in the branching pattern of clonal plants can lead to conspicuous modifications of their growth form and architecture. It has been hypothesized that reduced branching in shade ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Branching patterns in the lichen family Cladoniaceae are varied and taxonomically important. Branching occurs on the podetium, the erect ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. Trees are loosely ...

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A SPOOKY forest, stripped of life by a natural disaster? Not exactly. Spanish photographer Fran Rubia snapped this scene on a trip to Iceland. He set out to capture the colossal ice walls of the ...

Why do the same, self-repeating patterns appear in trees, rivers, lightning, and even our bodies? Why do the same, self-repeating patterns appear in trees, rivers, lightning, and even our bodies? Is ...