Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland features around 40,000 exposed polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections. Chris Hill/Photodisc via Getty Images The reason patterns often appear ...

For artist Praneet Soi patterns and images, not unlike birds, have a tendency to migrate, and it is this realisation over his decades-long artistic career that he has explored in his new exhibition.

Why does nature always create a pattern? – Saloni G., age 16, Alwar, Rajasthan, India The reason patterns often appear in nature is simple: The same basic physical or chemical processes occur in many ...