Latest Asymmetric warfare Stories

LONDON, September 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Force personnel from over 10 nations including the US, Brazil, Nigeria, Italy, Jordan, France and Turkey will gather at the 3rd Annual Airpower in Irregular Warfare (27 - 29 November, London). Airpower in Irregular Warfare will provide coverage of the latest doctrinal developments and also evaluate the wide array of platforms and systems that can be utilised in counter insurgency operations...

Symmetrical looks are highly prized in the animal kingdom, but according to a new report by San Francisco State University biologists on an insect called the maritime earwig, asymmetry might come with its own perks. Animals—including humans—seem to use symmetry as a shortcut for evaluating potential mates. Symmetrical features usually indicate normal development, while asymmetry could point to an underlying developmental defect that would render a mate less fit. "The evolutionary...