It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but what do a pine cone, a sunflower head and a pineapple have in common?

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 ...

A Fibonacci sequence goes like this: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 and 89. Each successive number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. So 1+1 =2 and 1+2=3 and 2+3=5. The scales on a pinecone, ...

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 ...