Scientists discovered that rose petals form their pointed tips by concentrating stress in small areas along the edges.

At its heart, this research uncovers the hidden geometric principles behind the unique shape of rose petals. While scientists ...

They found that the pointed cusps that form at the edge of rose petals are due to a type of geometric frustration called a ...

The pointy edges of petals rely on a type of geometric feedback never before seen in nature.

A team of physicists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has uncovered the hidden geometric principles behind the ...

Roses, long admired for their beauty and symbolic richness, owe their iconic petal shape to a mechanical process that has ...

Four physicists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel, have unraveled the mechanical process behind the growth of ...

Unlike the smooth contours of other flowers, the originally curved petals of roses end up forming polygons with straight ...

The plastic weapons' petal shape allows them to be scattered from the air quickly across wide areas. Ukraine's military is stepping up vigilance against the palm-sized mines. The use of petal ...

Unusual ‘extrinsic’ geometries give rose petals their curled edges and pointed corners. Plus, a new technique that can directly edit proteins in living cells and how India rewrote the rules of ...