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Branching Dendrites

This award-winning aerial image by photographer Stuart Chape shows a tidal creek in Lake Cakora, New South Wales, Australia. At first glance, it looks much like any river delta, with branching dendritic paths that split into smaller and smaller waterways. That’s deceptive, though, because very different forces shape this creek. Because tides move in and out, a tidal creek is home to flows that move both directions — toward and away from the branches. That also means that flow speeds can change rapidly as the tides shift, which in turn changes which sediments get lifted, dropped, and moved around the creek bed. (Image credit: S. Chape/IAPOTY; via Colossal)

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#Fractals possess infinite self-similarity, meaning that no matter how much you zoom in on a part of a fractal, you will find a smaller version of the whole, a property not found in Euclidean geometry.

Unlike traditional geometric shapes that have integer dimensions, fractals can have fractional dimensions, reflecting their intricate and complex structure that fills space in a way between typical lines, surfaces, and volumes.

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