Japanese artist Akiko Nakayama manipulates alcohol and inks to create tree-like dendritic patterns during a live painting session. Credit: Akiko Nakayama Japanese artist Akiko Nakayama manipulates ...

Dendrite morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans represents a pivotal process in neural development, orchestrating the formation of complex dendritic trees that underpin neuronal connectivity. This ...

The expanding ink droplet shears the underlying acrylic paint layer—the Marangoni effect. Saw a shop that was selling these as "fern fossils" when I, for once, looked smart when saying, "Actually...." ...

Satellite views of Earth's major river systems reveal their familiar treelike drainage patterns. The pattern - called dendritic - and its prevalence suggests that it may be the optimal state in which ...

Branching out: Fractals emerge when inks mixed with alcohol are applied to a surface coated with a layer of acrylic paint (Courtesy: Akiko Nakayama) Two researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science ...