The honeycomb-like patterns of clouds often seen over the open ocean are known to shift, with patches of sky alternately becoming clear or cloud-covered. Scientists now think they know what drives ...

Here’s how it works. The mesmerizing honeycomb patterns found in salt deserts such as Badwater Basin in California's Death Valley and Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia have perplexed tourists and ...

The new study suggests the shape and size of the honeycomb pattern may be down to the movement of saline water (with a high concentration of dissolved salt) under the surface. The surface patterns ...

And how these patterns appear might finally have been understood. In the past, scientists had considered two possible explanations for the formation of this irregular honeycomb pattern.

Scientists have solved the riddle of the mysterious honeycomb patterns found in salt deserts across the world. These places are among some of the most extreme and inhospitable on Earth ...