A sidewinder snake is shown in a sand-filled arena that researchers used to understand the unique motion they use to climb sandy slopes. Credit: Rob…
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A single cubic wombat dropping positioned by researchers on top of a rock. Credit: Yang et al. 2021 Wombat Research That’s Not to Be Sniffed…
This photo shows a bat with a GPS tag on its back. Credit: Teague O’Mara Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of…
Image captured in glass filming vessel. Credit: University of South Florida New research led by the University of South Florida has uncovered one of the…
Put to the test, impact from rotational deceleration causes tremendous egg yolk deformation. What causes brain concussions? Is it direct translational or rotational impact? This…
This photo shows a brown tree snake in a tree. Credit: Bjorn Lardner, United States Geological Survey Researchers reporting in Current Biology on January 11, 2021,…
The brown tree snake, which is nocturnal, was accidentally introduced to Guam in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Credit: Bjorn Lardner, United States Geological…
The flower-like set of points represents all possible shapes that the smarticle swarm can take on. In line with rattling theory, the most common shapes…
Human white blood cells, known as leukocytes, swim using a newly described mechanism called molecular paddling, researchers report in the Biophysical Journal. This microswimming mechanism…
Using 14 points in the lungs, researchers looked for abnormalities and assigned each spot a score out of 3 based on its severity. Adding up…
Open trap of Dionaea muscipula with potential prey. Middle: basal part of a trigger hair, where action potentials are elicited in the sensory cells upon…
Polychaete worm, Tomopteris, with setae moving on each side of the body in metachronal waves. Credit: Sean Colin When you think of swimming, you probably…
A high-power microscopic image of the skeleton from Turbinaria peltata shows a pattern of both ion-attachment (in blue) and nanoparticle attachment (in green) of new…
A Potential Game-Changer to Reverse Alcohol Intoxication A staggering 3 million deaths occur every year as result from harmful use of alcohol, according to the…
This photo shows a frontal view of an ogre-faced spider, showing their large eyes. Credit: Jay Stafstrom Ogre-faced spiders, named for their massive eyes, hide…
Biologists Solve Mystery of How Whale-Surfing Remoras Remain in Contact As Their Massive Steeds Dive
A remora attached to the skin of a blue whale. Credit: Stanford University & Cascadia Research Collective. Image collected under NMFS permit #16111. When it…
Illustration of a prospective biocompatible interface shows that hydrogels (green tubing), which can be generated by an electron or X-ray beam 3D-printing process, act as…
A slingshot spider is ready to launch its cone-shaped web at a flying insect. To do so, the spider will release a bundle of silk,…
Graphic of a toe spring. Credit: Freddy Sichting Researchers say toe springs in shoes may come at a cost. The toe of most shoes, especially…