Scientists take a crack at recreating the hypnotic fractal spirals of the Romanesco cauliflower. Credit...Evan Sung for The New York Times Supported by By Sabrina Imbler Monks once hoped to turn lead ...

Have you ever stared at a cauliflower before preparing it and got lost in its stunningly beautiful pattern? Probably not, if you are in your right mind, but I reassure you it's worth a try. What ...

romanesco buds have a shape that is mathematically called 'fractal'. A research team at the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has published a paper that elucidates the mechanism of ...

Endless spirals and beautiful patterns: solving the maths behind cauliflowers The romanesco is a pretty random-looking vegetable, but there are methods within its madness . Using ‘fractals’, ...

Have you ever stared at a cauliflower before preparing it and got lost in its stunningly beautiful pattern? Probably not, if you are in your right mind, but I reassure you it’s worth a try. What ...

Have you ever stared at a cauliflower before preparing it and got lost in its stunningly beautiful pattern? Probably not if you are in your right mind, but I reassure you it's worth a try. What you'll ...

Fractals are geometric objects that are self-similar, i.e., you can break them apart into smaller pieces which are exact (but smaller) replicas of the original object. These smaller pieces in turn, ...

From spirals to spots to fractals, nature is full of interesting patterns. From spirals to spots to fractals, nature is full of interesting patterns. Many of these patterns even resemble geometric ...

As a mathematical concept, the fractal can be intimidating. Benoit Mandelbrot, the Polish-born mathematician who coined the term, defined a fractal as “a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can ...