How can some fish, like tuna, achieve remarkable speed while others, like eels, excel in maneuverability? A research team from Peking University (PKU) has developed a novel robotic platform that sheds new light on this classic biomechanical puzzle.
Category: 5. Biology
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Reconfigurable robotic fish reveals how stiffness and wave propagation shape swimming performance
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Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans
Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal courting rituals. Less obvious to humans is the…
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Red flowers have a 'magic trait' to attract birds and keep bees away
For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival—and new research shows how flowers do it is more intriguing than anyone realized, and might even involve a…
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Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers—and an important food source
Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premier animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney Phil for decades.
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Context matters: Looking at role in fishery sustainability could serve as a foundation to improve fisheries worldwide
Governance arrangements that fit social-ecological context help support fishery sustainability.
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New technology solves production bottleneck for black soldier fly larvae
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a patented breakthrough system that marks a major step forward in insect biomanufacturing, waste reduction and sustainable protein production.
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Scientists discover spindle’s self-repair mechanism for accurate cell division
Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web of protein fibers around it called a spindle. The spindle extends its many fibers from the chromosomes in…
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New report reveals scale, causes and consequences of UK South West octopus bloom
A new report has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off the South West coast is having significant effects on fisheries and marine ecosystems.
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The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery
After a heart attack, the heart “talks” to the brain. And that conversation may make recovery worse.
Shutting down nerve cells that send messages from injured heart cells to the brain boosted the heart’s ability to pump and…
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Hot Spring Bathing Doesn’t Just Keep Japanese Monkeys Warm
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Like humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese…
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