There are moments in the history of human thought when a simple realization transforms our understanding of reality. A moment ...

The nature vs. nurture debate in psychology centers on such questions. It asks whether genetics, environmental factors, or a combination of both are responsible for all of our unique behaviors ...

Sacred geometry appears all throughout nature. The arrangement of leaves on a stem, the spiral patterns of pinecones, the ...

If you step outside, into a garden, park or even the grounds at your school, you can find shapes in nature too. Join Ibrahim and Rui as they meet up with Angela at Backwell Lake in Somerset to go ...

Over time, these genetic tendencies get reinforced by the environments we shape for ourselves. The curious kid seeks out ...

Trees are shaped by both what they are but also where they are. It is both their nature and their nurture that affects what they become. Tree shapes, especially in the winter, are just another element ...

But the mathematics of these "soft shapes" have been a mystery until now. "Nature not only abhors a vacuum, she also seems to ...

That’s the central insight of sociogenomics: Genes alone aren’t enough to determine these outcomes and neither is environment, but it’s not just because nature and nurture both shape the ...

What shapes can you find in nature? The Change Champs are a team of children who like to learn about the world around them. In each video, the Change Champs meet an expert who sets them an ...

Learn with Topsy When examining your leaf shadows, have you noticed the many different shapes nature has given to leaves? No one leaf is like the other – each is unique. When you see a leaf lying on ...