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Zebras on the run can razzle-dazzle their enemies

Motion dazzle: spotting the patterns that help animals outsmart predators on the run

09 Sep 2015

A new online game is helping researchers explore whether high-contrast patterns during motion, such as stripes and zigzags, help to protect animals...

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Birds evolve ‘signature’ patterns to distinguish cuckoo eggs from their own

18 Jun 2014

Using new ‘pattern recognition algorithm,’ latest research highlights how birds are ‘fighting back’ against the parasitic Common Cuckoo in what...

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 Scanning electron micrograph image of sunflower head developing.

Plants and patterning: how shapes are made

11 Mar 2013

A Cambridge Science Festival lecture on Wednesday (13 March 2013) will look at how plants grow through repeating patterns and discuss what we can...

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