Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature Sarah C. Campbell , photos by Sarah C. and Richard P. Campbell. Boyds Mills , $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59078-752-6 ...

The husband-and-wife team behind Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature (2010) demystify the concept of fractals, which mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot used to help understand complicated ...

How I Use Nature's Patterns to Optimize Garden Design Patterns help us find efficiencies—to see the path of least resistance—and learn from nature what works best.

This complex mix of seasonal activity patterns explains one major finding of our work: the Mediterranean climates and their ...

When people on airplanes ask Alan Newell what he works on, he tells them "flower arrangements." He could also say "fingerprints" or "sand ripples" or "how plants grow." "Most patterns you see ...

The Science Behind Nature’s Patterns A new book explores the physical and chemical reasons behind incredible visual structures in the living and non-living world ...

New research suggests that while corals can look totally random, there's a real method to all that reef madness.

A plant's number one priority is to grow—a feat that demands sunlight, nutrients, and water. If just one of these three ...

Fractal Patterns in Nature and Art Are Aesthetically Pleasing and Stress-Reducing One researcher takes this finding into account when developing retinal implants that restore vision ...

Burls are woody growths that erupt from trees and are used by woodworkers and woodturners to create beautiful furniture and bowls.