World champion sprinter Usain Bolt may have an asymmetrical running gait, say researchers, throwing into question whether symmetry matters for speed. Using a 'two-mass' model for assessing patterns of ...

Everyone, at some point in their lives, wonders why they are here. Existential questions don’t stop at the personal level, though. Why is there a Universe, and why is it filled with matter? The last ...

Maximally symmetric systems of particles can spontaneously produce two different patterns, which are mirror images of each other, new research shows. The research group is working towards a ...

The chirality – or handedness – of many biological molecules plays an important role in their function. The amino acids that make up proteins only exist in the left-handed form, for example, while the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recent theoretical arguments have claimed that negative relationships between the size and symmetry of secondary sexual traits are indicative ...

Osaka, Japan - On the outside, animals often appear bilaterally symmetrical with mirror-image left and right features. However, this balance is not always reflected internally, as several organs such ...

A new method for assessing patterns of ground force application suggests the right and left legs of the world's fastest man may perform differently, defying current scientific assumptions about ...