It's not hard to find examples of this logarithmic phenomenon in nature — whether it's a simple houseplant (like the aloe plant) or an expansive spiral galaxy (like the spiral galaxy ...

The spiral galaxy M81 as seen through a combination of X-ray ... the sunflower is an example of a pattern of numbers called the Fibonacci sequence, named after the medieval mathematician who ...

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 ...

Bananas have three sections whilst apples have five. The Fibonacci sequence even plays a role in the subtle spirals you can see in the seed head of a sunflower. This is because of something known ...

The Fibonacci spiral, or golden spiral, has a width that grows logarithmically and can be found in everything from sea shells to hurricanes, to the arms of a spiral galaxy. It can also be found in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The human world is distressingly chaotic. Nature, in contrast, always has a plan. This is on display in my ...

Most land plants living today have spiral patterns involving the famous Fibonacci sequence of numbers. Because the spirals are so common, scientists have thought that the patterns must have ...