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Why does nature create patterns? A physicist explains the molecular-level processes behind crystals, stripes and basalt columns

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Maxim Lavrentovich, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Biophysics, University of Tennessee

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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 patterned…

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