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Romanesco is pretty much the only brassica that regularly appears as a computer screensaver. Math and vegetable lovers alike can appreciate its gorgeous pale green fractal florets -- a mesmerizing ...

In The Force Awakens, the twisted green snack served to Rey in Maz Kanata’s pirate castle looks decidedly alien. Look a bit closer and you’ll discover it’s actually a terrestrial native: Romanesco ...

This week I’ve been investigating fractals. I’ll give you some examples of everyday fractals to get us started. See if you can find the common thread. Snowflakes, snails, ferns. Bonnie Blodgett Yup, ...

Some people look at Romanesco broccoli and think space alien. Others get all excited and exclaim “fractals!” Fractals are identical, repetitive patterns in nature of varying size. The tiniest floret ...

Take a head of broccoli, tint it lime green and decorate it with spires and minarets and you’ve got Romanesco. So distinctive-looking is the Romanesco that its structure has been studied by ...

Romanesco broccoli, with its unique fractal shape and vibrant green color, is not just a feast for the eyes but also a ...

Here’s one way I know it’s fall at my house: I’ve started making broccoli pasta. It’s my cool-weather staple, as much a part of our rainy months as tomato pasta is for the summer. I think I could fill ...

You may not know it, but fractals, like the air you breathe, are all around you. Their irregular, repeating shapes are found in cloud formations and tree limbs, in stalks of broccoli and craggy ...