The complicated growth patterns of a group of common marine worms appear to be governed by simple mathematical rules built into their genes, a new report suggests. The report, which appears in the ...

The complicated growth patterns of a group of common marine worms appear to be governed by simple mathematical rules built into their genes, a new report suggests. The report, which appears in the ...

When you count the number of petals that different flowers have, you’ll discover that the most common number of petals is five. Buttercups, geraniums, pansies, primroses, rhododendrons, tomato ...

Fibonacci cubes represent a fascinating class of graphs that emerge as subgraphs of the n-dimensional hypercube. Defined by the restriction to binary strings that avoid consecutive 1s, these graphs ...

Look closely at a sunflower, and you'll see the distinct spiral in its center. | UrsaHoogle/iStock via Getty Images Many flowers have petals that add up to Fibonacci numbers, including buttercups, ...

Trying variants of a simple mathematical rule that yields interesting results can lead to additional discoveries and curiosities. The numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55 belong to a famous ...