A recent study found that the movement of this light ... but also expresses the unique spiral shape seen so often in nature. The rotatum part of its name explains the gradual change of the ...

The way the light behaves resembles spiral shapes common in nature ... grows in a mathematically recognizable pattern found all over the natural world. Mirroring the Fibonacci number sequence ...

However, not all spiral galaxies are created equal, as two recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. The image above shows galaxy NGC 3596, a neat and orderly spiral galaxy. And the image ...

Fractals are sometimes referred to as a “visual representation of math.” They can be observed in the spatial arrangements found in many familiar forms, patterns, and shapes in nature: from ...

By looking at the shape and size of coprolites, as well as where they were found, scientists can work out what kind of animal the droppings might have come from. Coprolites can also contain clues ...

NASA and the European Space Agency recently shared an image of an oddly shaped spiral galaxy located about 190 million ...