In a world made small and accessible by technology, it is easy to forget the magnitude of nature’s infinite complexity. But sometimes technology reminds us, such as when trawling planet Earth on ...

Mathematical patterns reveal profound truths about the universe and, surprisingly, about our inner lives as well. These five visual math concepts offer unique frameworks for understanding our behavior ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

The maths behind the rugged beauty of a coastline may help to keep cell biology in order, say researchers in Germany. Fractals -- rough shapes that look the same at all scales--could explain how the ...

A mathematician has developed a new way to uncover simple patterns that might underlie apparently complex systems, such as clouds, cracks in materials or the movement of the stockmarket. The method, ...

Frax, a new iOS app, leverages the computational oomph in your new iPhone to make dizzying detailed mathematical art. Frax, to its credit, leans right into the “ooh, neat colors!” aspect of fractal ...

Fractals are a fascinating type of pattern for mathematics nerds, with their repeating, artificial-looking structures. Now, scientists have discovered the first known fractal protein – and it seems to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A breathtaking new art exhibit, "Geometric Properties: An Immersive Audio-Visual Journey Through Fractal Dimensions," drenches viewers in an otherworldly experience at New York ...

This week, Business Insider has been running a series of math tricks, statistical rules and trading patterns that have investors split in two: skeptics and fanatics. Today we continue with a concept ...