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

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

"20/20" offers a chilling preview of a murder mystery involving a woman found dead with rose petals scattered at the crime scene, and the ensuing search for her killer.

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

Roses, long admired for their beauty and symbolic richness, owe their iconic petal shape to a mechanical process that has remained largely mysterious—until now. According to a new study, the pointed ...