Leopard spots are not uniform dots. In 1952, British mathematician Alan Turing hypothesized that as tissue develops, it generates chemical agents that move about, similar to how white milk spreads ...

(Nanowerk News) “Stripy zebra, spotty leopard, …”. Kids never become bored pinpointing animals based on their unique body patterns. While it is fascinating that living creatures develop distinct ...

"Stripy zebra, spotty leopard, ...". Kids never become bored pinpointing animals based on their unique body patterns. While it is fascinating that living creatures develop distinct patterns on their ...

From spots to splotches to stripes, cat coat patterns and colors all evolved to camouflage wild cats in their particular environments, according to a new study that finally answers the question: Why ...

Most people have heard the saying, “A leopard never changes its spots.” It means someone is resistant to changing something about themselves, just as a leopard can’t change its iconic black splotches.

How the leopard really got its spots has finally been explained. The new work builds on research conducted by British mathematician Alan Turing in the 1950s. The new study by American scientists ...

How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

Researchers have followed up on Rudyard Kipling's classic tale to investigate why some leopards got their spots — and why others are spotless. In one of his "Just-So Stories," Kipling suggested that ...

Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks. But recently, rattlesnake wranglers came across a “weird” and “funky-looking” individual with ...