The tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, report researchers. And, a characteristic of that pattern can predict how severe the disease will get.

A new algorithm lets quilters skip figuring out the notoriously complicated and frustrating order of steps in advanced patterns and focus on creativity.

By age three, children show a preference for the fractal patterns common in nature, despite growing up in a world of Euclidean geometry.

When farmers sow wheat, maize, soy and other crops in more uniform spatial patterns, higher yields and fewer weeds are possible, a new study shows.

A new algorithm could help scientists better understand how zebrafish get their stripes, as well as how other patterns in nature self-assemble.

"The same equations that Turing used for chemistry, we can use in ecology." Here's how they apply to the complex ecosystems on coffee farms.

Images of giraffes demonstrate how machine learning can make it easier to identify specific animals in wildlife photos.