Optical illusions challenge our perception, and this sunflower garden puzzle is no exception! A lone buzzing bee is cleverly ...

In a recent impulsive crafting moment, I decided I needed some dried flowers. I had read that you could speed-dry them in the microwave in just 20 seconds, rather than the old-fashioned method ...

Pinecones, spiral nautilus shells, and ice crystals all have self-repeating patterns as well. But among recursive patterns that appear in living beings, Romanesco broccoli is a fractal par ...

Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes—a crucial pre-pattern that can significantly impact their ability ...

It’s present wherever mirror images are repeated, like in the right and left halves of elephants or butterflies, or in the repeating patterns of flower petals and starfish arms around a central ...

What fractals, Fibonacci, and the golden ratio have to do with cauliflower Self-selected mutations during domestication drastically changed shape over time.

The change of scenery is symbolic — away from the protection of the farm, Alice is free both to find herself and to start repeating harmful family patterns when it comes to men.

At Long Last, Mathematicians Have Found a Shape With a Pattern That Never Repeats Experts have searched for decades for a polygon that only makes non-repeating patterns. But no one knew it was ...

The Kiss (1907-8) is composed of flat areas of irregular patterns. A repeating rectangle motif is used for the man’s body, while circles are used for the woman and flower and leaf shapes are ...

In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants. These patterns can be seen on everything from rugs and pottery to decoration in books.