"I was definitely surprised to see that cells under this kind of mechanical stress can mitigate growth in that way," Weady says. "It's interesting that they form these concentric circles where ...

Weird circles keep popping up around the world, but Alan Turing predicted them in 1952. Here's what they mean—and how the legendary scientist got them so right.

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Scientists have long debated how large-scale plant patterns such as the famous "fairy circles" of Namibia form and persist. Now, a new Princeton University-led study suggests that instead of a single ...

In certain tracts of ocean, divers know to look for “underwater crop circles,” ornate symmetrical patterns temporarily carved into the sandy sea floor. But since 1995, when they were first ...

Claustrophobic cells slow their own growth, forming beautiful patterns of concentric circles Through simulations and modeling of bacterial colonies, researchers have discovered how dividing cells ...