This cutaway of a nautilus shell shows its chambers and reveals an elegant spiral structure. An example of a logarithmic spiral. This growth process yields an elegant spiral structure, visible ...

“here is a pic of my tattoo based on the golden spiral and a nautilus shell. i’ve wanted to get this done since high school and finally got up the courage to take the plunge earlier this yea ...

Mirroring the Fibonacci number sequence (made famous in The Da Vinci Code), their optical rotatum propagates in a logarithmic spiral that is seen in the shell of a nautilus, the seeds of a ...

A cross section of a chambered nautilus shell shows the newly defined shape, the "soft cell," repeating outward in a spiral. FlamingPumpkin via Getty Images When humans cover a space using tiles ...

The optical rotatum's logarithmic spiral follows a pattern often found in nature, including nautilus shells. (Image Credit: Capasso Lab / Harvard SEAS) Patterns exist all around the world, creating ...

A relative of squid and octopi, the chambered nautilus grows to about 8 inches long, with a spiral shell and about 90 tentacles it uses to catch prey. It’s often called a “living fossil” because of ...

Patterns exist all around the world, creating unforgettable designs exhibited by organisms and acts of nature. Some of these designs even share surprising connections, like a spiral shape seen in ...