BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nature is alive with a special type of pattern called fractals. From the smallest ice crystal to the vastness of the galaxy, fractals are the building blocks of the natural world.

Jon McCormack's new book celebrates the whorls, hexagons, and half-moons that appear in the world all around us.

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Formation of complex symmetrical and fractal patterns in snowflakes exemplifies emergence in a physical system. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Formation of complex symmetrical and fractal patterns ...

(CNN) — Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their real-life counterparts, scientists have found. The math concept hidden in this tree art — ...