Hybrid striped bass, or “wipers,” are a genetic cross between striped bass and white bass. The result is a silver fish with horizontal black stripes and a black back — with the potential to grow large ...

Stripes are common in our lives. It’s a pretty basic pattern, and easy to take for granted. As an applied mathematician who studies how patterns form in nature, though, I am wowed by the striped ...

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints form unique designs, and zebras can be identified by their distinctive ...