When listening to music, the human brain appears to be biased toward hearing and producing rhythms composed of simple integer ratios—for example, a series of four beats separated by equal time ...

"You can—and indeed you should—teach rhythms of movements to competitive swimmers and runners looking for an edge," Bejan said. "Rhythm increases the number of knobs you can turn when trying to move ...

Bumblebees have learned to recognise Morse code-like sequences of flashing lights and vibrations, demonstrating a sense of rhythm that has never been seen in such a small-brained animal. The ability ...

The human brain appears biased toward hearing and producing rhythms with simple integer ratios, but the favored ratios can vary greatly between different societies, according to a 15-country study.

But in certain situations -- outracing or outmaneuvering a predator, for example -- the ratios of those periods change drastically. In the design of robots built to emulate dogs, fish or birds, ...