Reflective symmetry is when a shape can be folded in half, with either side of the fold being a mirror image of the other. Rotational symmetry is when a shape can be rotated and it still looks the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. If you want to fully describe how the Universe works at a fundamental ...

YOU might remember learning about symmetry at school. Maybe a teacher showed you a snowflake’s six-fold symmetry and you marvelled at how it looked the same no matter how you rotated it. Well, it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the philosophy and ethics of science and technology. If you work up from first principles, much of what we ...

Always seeking harmony, man sees the universe—for a few brief moments—as a pleasingly simple machine. Then curiosity about the nature of matter gets the better of him. Democritus conceived matter as ...

The bible of particle physics is dying for an upgrade. And physicists may have just the thing: Some particles and forces might look in the mirror and not recognize themselves. That, in itself, would ...

Peg uses a magic ukulele to find the line of symmetry on shapes. Peg uses a magic ukulele to find the line of symmetry on shapes that form steps. The steps should lead her to the Kingdom of Day, where ...