Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand closest to cell towers are often the ones that look the sickest. Their crowns ...

If you’re looking for a way to become more aware of nature, one simple thing can completely change the way you see the world: Look for patterns in the trees. Vegetation patterns repeat across the ...

Nature follows mathematical rules and creates repeating patterns across completely different organisms and environments.

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 ...