A new study reveals how biological branching networks use surface geometry to shape blood vessels, brains, and plants.

Natural physical networks are continuous, three-dimensional objects, like the small mathematical model displayed here.

DURHAM, N.C. – Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ...

Branch formation in trees has an inherent tendency toward exponential growth, but exponential growth in the number of branches cannot continue indefinitely. It has been suggested that trees balance ...