Following the passing of Benoit Mandelbrot this week, Horace Campbell writes of the mathematician's groundbreaking academic work on fractals and the concept's historical centrality in African ...

Students will discover the ways that fractal geometry interrelates artistic, scientific, and mathematical approaches to investigating natural forms, patterns and systems. Students will develop an ...

Kim Tingley is a regular contributor to OnEarth magazine, published by the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the New York Times Magazine. This article was originally published by OnEarth magazine ...

Abranch is a small version of a tree. In architecture, the overall shape of some buildings is made up of similar smaller geometric figures. A song is composed of repeated music notes. In a special ...

A branch is a small version of a tree. In architecture, the overall shape of some buildings is made up of similar smaller geometric figures. A song is composed of repeated music notes. In a special ...