Researchers discover rare species in remote mountains after more than 100 years of absence: 'A second chance'

Thanks to social media and citizen science, one rare orchid that was presumed extinct has been rediscovered in Sri Lanka, the Island Online reported.
The Digital Universe

The next chapter in BYU's origami engineering: Student-discovered patterns unfold like blooming flowers, have major applications

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...
Daily Herald

BYU student discovers new origami pattern with real-world applications

Bloom-patterned origami created by Brigham Young University student Kelvin Wang are pictured. One could ascertain that most origami patterns have been discovered because it has been an art form for ...
The New York Times

Newly Discovered Origami Patterns Put the Bloom on the Fold

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...
New Scientist

Flower-like origami patterns could inspire folding spacecraft

A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals could be used to design more effective structures in space, like telescopes or solar panels. Origami structures, based on the Japanese ...
Smithsonian Magazine

College Sophomore Discovers New Origami Pattern That Could Be Used to Build Telescopes and Satellites

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...
PBS

The Origami Revolution

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientific revolution. The rules ...