The image of the Mandelbrot set is one of the most recognizable representations of a fractal. But what's behind the entrancing picture? In this interactive, learn a bit about how we generated our ...

Peter Tyson Note: NOVA Online's Rachel VanCott used the program Ultra Fractal 5 to generate these images of the Mandelbrot set. The black, flea-like shape you see here is the classic Mandelbrot ...