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Geometry in Nature: the Fibonacci Sequence - Villa di Maria Montessori School Blog
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Anthropologist pair solve the mystery of Mayan 819-day count
A pair of anthropologists at Tulane University has solved the mystery of the Mayan 819-day count, a type of ancient Mesoamerican calendar system. In their paper published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, John Linden and Victoria Bricker suggest that the calendar might be representing a much longer timescale than others had considered.
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Why Are Animals Symmetrical?
Why Are Animals Symmetrical? - YouTube
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Scientists Found The Real Way Sea Otters Stay Warm in Cold Waters
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2017 Cosmic Calendar - North America
2017 Cosmic Calendar - North America
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This is the 24 digit recurring, compressed Fibonacci sequence on a torus skin. The 9s are highlighted and create approximate Phi spiraling arms... (Posted by Rhuben Nealon FB)
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an ammonite shell on the ground with its shadow cast by it's side
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The Western Sand Dollar(Dendraster excentricus) A small disc-shaped marine animal closely related to the sea urchin. They are from the class of marine animals known as Echinoids, spiny skinned creatures. When exposed to a steady flow of water, they gather in groups, forming rows in the sand. Because the shape of a sand dollar is a hydrofoil, this draws particles of food closer in to their mouths during feeding, a benefit enhanced by the alignment of many individuals together into a communal feed
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Aloe polyphylla (Spiral Aloe/Kroonaalwyn/Lekhala kharetsa) is a species in the genus Aloe that is endemic to the Kingdom of Lesotho in the Drakensberg mountains. This aloe is well known for its strikingly symmetrical, five-pointed spiral growth habit