1. Flower petals. The number of petals in a flower consistently follows the Fibonacci sequence. Famous examples include the lily, which has three petals, buttercups, which have five (pictured at ...

For example, an interior-decorating trick is to have vases on a coffee table that decrease in height, following the golden section. Some designers also think that rooms should be painted according ...

The Golden Ratio exists within the human skull, says a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University. But what is the mythical number, and what does it mean?

The Golden Ratio (GR), often denoted by the Greek letter phi (Φ), is a mathematical ratio commonly found in nature, art, and architecture. This irrational number, approximately equal to 1.618 ...

The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with the ratio of the height to the base equal to 1:1.618--The Golden Ratio. The ancient Athenians, those masters of architecture, built the Parthenon with its ...

The shell of the nautilus, in particular, can be better described as having a spiral that expands by the golden ratio every 180 degrees. And even this is still an approximation.

Hardcore fans of phi often see the golden ratio in art, music, poetry, architecture, even the stock market. In fact, the east and west facades of the Parthenon are said to form golden rectangles ...

The Golden Ratio, a hallmark of Swiss design and the foundation of everything from Helvetica to Le Corbusier’s meticulous architecture, may have been imported from Africa. Design remains a ...

Not all claims to have found an example of the golden ratio are true. But there's been another promising sighting: Pulsing stars dim and brighten in a pattern that is oh-so-close to the golden ratio.