Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness is preserved at different stages of ramification. The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in ...

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Drawing inspiration from a class on coarse-graining methods in physics, researchers realized that the technique could be used to understand how microbes evolve over time. The results reveal microbial ...

We are not the only people to notice the similarities. Even Leonardo Da Vinci noticed the pattern back in 1508.

A new study shows that the shape of urban trees affects how pollen travels through the air, which could help cities reduce ...