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Tag Galaxy. Symphony of Science. Unique Single Page Website. Fractal Art: Complex and Beautiful Color Inspiration by COLOURlovers. Even though I hate math... I love what can be created using geometric patterns. While there seems to be many different styles of art that fit under the umbrella name of a Fractal, what I found when I went looking for more information about them was a treasure trove of amazing art. Make sure to click the images below to see the entire fractals in all their wonder.

Thanks to manekineko for starting the conversation in the forum that inspired this post. A fractal is generally "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"[1] a property called self-similarity. 20 Beautiful Fractal Artworks Fractal by mailart-org Fractal by mailart-org Fractal by Lynn (Gracie's mom) Fractal by mailart-org Fractal by mailart-org Fractal by mailart-org Fractal by mick y Fractal by Lynn (Gracie's mom) Fractal by karl_eschenbach Fractal by exper Fractal by exper Fractal by mick y Fractal by carlitosway85 Fractal by barabeke exper. Science & Environment | Birds show off their dance moves.

Snowball dances in time to his favourite Backstreet Boys song played at three different tempos Some birds have a remarkable talent for dancing, two studies published in Current Biology suggest. Footage revealed that some parrots have a near-perfect sense of rhythm; swaying their bodies, bobbing their heads and tapping their feet in time to a beat.

Previously, it was thought that only humans had the ability to groove. The researchers believe the findings could help shed light on how our relationship with music and the capacity to dance came about. One bird, Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita eleanora), came to the researchers' attention after YouTube footage suggested he might have a certain prowess for dance - especially when listening to Everybody by the Backstreet Boys. To test Snowball's skill, the scientists filmed him as they played his favourite song at various tempos. "It was really surprising that he had this flexibility. " Song and dance. Tiles. The Venus Project. The 35 Greatest Speeches in History.