Beams of light that can be guided into corkscrew-like shapes called optical vortices are used today in a range of ...

The Fibonacci sequence even plays a role in the subtle spirals you can see in the seed head of a sunflower ... much because after four turns the seed pattern would be right back at the start ...

but later he became fascinated with the mathematical patterns found in stems, leaves and seeds - a study known as phyllotaxis. The spirals on sunflower heads often conform to a Fibonacci number (see ...

If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get ... The spiral pattern one sees in the disc flowers is an example of a Fibonacci series and a beautiful math lesson for us all.