Calculating fractal branches in tree art The study was inspired by a visit to the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in India. Newberry noticed that some of the windows had carvings with stylized trees.

Although prevalent in art, the fractal repetition of patterns represents an artistic challenge. For instance, many people have attempted to fake Pollock’s fractals and failed.

The art of folding paper is usually a solitary, meditative endeavor. But when your origami project involves 49,000 business cards and a healthy dose of non-Euclidean geometry, you probably want to ...

Feeding black holes develop a fractal skin as they grow. That’s the conclusion of simulations that take advantage of a correlation between fluid dynamics and gravity. “We showed that when you ...

Red-legged partridges have fractal patterns in the black-and-white plumage on their chests. The complexity of these fractals correlates with the individual's health and fitness, a January 2013 ...

Writing for Live Science, astrophysicist Paul Sutter explores the mind-bending implications of new research about a hypothetical type of black hole that would contain a "fractal universe" that ...

Although prevalent in art, the fractal repetition of patterns represents an artistic challenge. For instance, many people have attempted to fake Pollock's fractals and failed.

My favorite examples of fractal art from more recent times include da Vinci’s Turbulence (1500), Hokusai’s Great Wave (1830), M.C. Escher’s Circle Series (1950s) and, of course, Pollock’s ...