Take that, Newton Christoph Burgstedt/Alamy
Breaking the laws of physics is a big no-no 鈥 unless you happen to be a sperm. Earlier this year, a at Kyoto University in Japan found that microorganisms such as sperm and some algae propel themselves in a way that apparently breaks Isaac Newton鈥檚 third law of motion.
These micro-sized swimmers are equipped with long, slender filaments called flagella that jut out of their bodies like hair. These possess a property called 鈥渙dd elasticity鈥…
