Biologists have spent generations trying to explain what controls the speed of life. You may already be familiar with the classic idea that growth rises with more nutrients and then steadies. The ...

In the intricate architecture of plant tissues, beauty often emerges from chaos, according to new research from Cornell ...

In the new study, published Oct. 7 in the journal PNAS, researchers looked at satellite images of more than 400 arid areas around the globe and mathematically analyzed the spatial patterns of the ...