Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...
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NASA’s James Webb reveals hexagonal cloud patterns on Saturn’s north pole

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled breathtaking images of Saturn’s North Pole, capturing the iconic hexagonal cloud patterns in unprecedented detail. These observations shed new light on ...
Ars Technica

Why imperfection could be key to Turing patterns in nature

A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...
Space.com

Bizarre Giant Hexagon on Saturn May Finally Be Explained

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The huge, mysterious hexagon at Saturn's north pole may finally have an explanation. The bizarre ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Researchers’ 3D Simulation May Help Explain Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm

Two Harvard researchers developed a 3D simulation that may help explain the hexagonal pattern of a large storm observed on Saturn. Researcher Rakesh K. Yadav and Geophysics professor Jeremy Bloxham ...
Gizmodo

Why Is Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway Shaped Like That?

Visitors to the coast of Northern Ireland have always marveled at the so-called Giant’s Causeway — a field of some 40,000 interlocking basalt columns arranged in a tidy hexagonal pattern. German ...
IFLScience

Why Is Nature Full Of Patterns?

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...