Although prevalent in art, the fractal repetition of patterns represents an artistic challenge. For instance, many people have attempted to fake Pollock’s fractals and failed.

The universe is definitely not a fractal, but parts of the cosmic web still have interesting fractal-like properties.

If fractals are everywhere, Mandelbrot guessed, then perhaps the entire universe is a fractal. Maybe what we saw as the pattern in the arrangement of galaxies was the beginning steps of the ...

Benoît Mandelbrot: from cauliflowers to cosmic secrets Ian Stewart pays tribute to Benoît Mandelbrot, who discovered a formula to explain the beauty of the world around us .

Frax, a new iOS app, leverages the computational oomph in your new iPhone to make dizzying detailed mathematical art.

Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they contain fractals, following relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.

The universe is definitely not a fractal, but parts of the cosmic web still have interesting fractal-like properties.

Are fractals the key to why Pollock’s work captivates? AP Photo/LM Otero Pleasing patterns, in art and in nature When it comes to aesthetics, who better to study than famous artists? They are ...

Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they contain fractals, following relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.