Honeybees have evolved over time to skillfully build hexagonal honeycomb cells. Why might a hexagon be a suitable shape for storing honey? Could other shapes, such as circles, triangles, ... — Pattern ...

Hexagonal honeycomb patterns thanks to convection. The evidence gathered by the researchers in experiments, simulations and field studies all points to a consistent picture.

A macro shot of a yellow honeycomb pattern that creates an optical illusion of 3-D cubes. It’s a common pattern in nature. The hexagonal layout of a honeycomb stores the most honey with the ...

However, when many convection rolls develop next to each other in the ground, they are "squeezed" together and produce hexagonal, honeycomb-like patterns, along the edges of which very salty water ...