In remote regions of the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Australian outback, an explorer can trek across bleak, uninhabited landscapes only to suddenly stumble upon ground decorated with weird patterns.

An innovative network approach to explain polygonal patterns in clouds could help scientists find more accurate descriptions of clouds in computer models of weather and climate change. Polygons are ...

Enormous polygon-shaped cyclone systems at Jupiter’s north and south poles have left scientists baffled over how they maintain their bizarre but beautifully geometric shapes for years. The ...

The photo highlights the Martian landscape resembling a lacy honeycomb spider web when viewed from orbit. As reported first by Science Alert, the weird polygonal shapes aren't made by spiders or bees ...

Question: How important is the effect of micro-relief and vegetation type on the characteristics of vascular plants and bryophytes in low-centred polygons? Location: Siberian Arctic, Russia. Methods: ...

Tiny, spherical fossils found in southern China appear to be the embryos of a previously unknown animal. The fossils come from the Cambrian, a period dating from 540 million to 485 million years ago ...

In the damp warmth of a crocodile’s egg, something extraordinary unfolds. The tiny embryo’s face begins to ripple and fold in ...

Jupiter is one of the most-studied planets by space scientists. The activities happening on the surface of the gas giant have always fascinated the experts, who try to decode those occurrences to ...