Time for some simple mathematics that span across the scientific world. This week, we’re exploring just some examples of the “golden ratio”. * Enough of getting bogged down in the numbers, here’s ...

These pinecones have eight spirals in one direction and thirteen in the other direction. These are both examples of Fibonacci numbers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

If you don’t know what Fibonacci day is then go now and have a look at the calendar, write today’s date in the Month/Day format (11/23), you’ll notice a pattern, the first four digits of the famous ...

“Do you see the pattern? Each number in the series after the first two numbers is the sum of the preceding two numbers.” That’s how I began my last column focusing on the Fibonacci sequence, which ...

Trying variants of a simple mathematical rule that yields interesting results can lead to additional discoveries and curiosities. The numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55 belong to a famous ...