Symmetry abounds in nature, often in its most beautiful forms. A perfect snowflake, a blooming sunflower, a light-harvesting complex from a bacterium—they all exhibit striking symmetry, crafted by ...

The movement of waves, patterns that carry sound, light or heat, through materials has been widely studied by physicists, as it has implications for the development of numerous modern technologies. In ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

Look in the mirror. Is one eye slightly higher than the other? Is your smile a bit lopsided? These tiny asymmetries might seem like nothing more than quirky physical traits, but they could be ...

A new study suggests flower patterns painted on 8,000-year-old pottery reveal early ideas of balance, symmetry and numerical ...

A new study helps bring the incredible color and pattern variation in butterflies into focus. The results align with a growing body of evidence that suggests butterfly-wing diversity really boils down ...

A tool ' EscherSketch ' that can draw surprisingly complex and beautiful patterns with simple movements just by moving the cursor randomly is released. Not only the pen tool but also shapes such as ...

Scientists have discovered a new factor – a noggin-like gene – that plays a key role in controlling the pathway responsible for dorsoventral symmetry in animal phylogeny. A team from the Department of ...