Some people look at Romanesco broccoli and think space alien. Others get all excited and exclaim “fractals!” Fractals are identical, repetitive patterns in nature of varying size. The tiniest floret ...

The swirling green cones that make up the head of Romanesco cauliflower also form a fractal pattern — one that repeats itself on multiple scales. Now, the genes that underlie this stunning structure ...

The Romanesco cauliflower, one of the strangest looking vegetables because of its fractal florets, owes its unique shape to the fact that it forms from failed flowers. Like regular cauliflowers, ...

Scientists take a crack at recreating the hypnotic fractal spirals of the Romanesco cauliflower. Credit...Evan Sung for The New York Times Supported by By Sabrina Imbler Monks once hoped to turn lead ...

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You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her title, Hayley Brazier, Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history at the High ...