Jellyfish bot catches a ride on underwater waves
Caltech engineers have taught CARL-Bot to position itself to catch a ride on underwater vortex rings rather than fighting the turbulence.
Your fingers wrinkle in the same pattern every time you’re in the water for too long
Researchers at Binghamton University discovered consistent wrinkle patterns linked to blood vessel contraction during water immersion.
Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, discover flamingos’ unique feeding technique using feet and beaks underwater.
New ocean map reveals migratory patterns to aid wildlife conservation
Researchers from the University of Queensland map migratory patterns of marine birds, mammals, turtles and fish for global conservation efforts.
Novel lactation pad measures safe painkiller levels in mother’s milk real-time
University of Southern California researchers develop innovative pads, detecting acetaminophen levels to ensure breastfeeding infant safety.
Origin of life twist: New hypothesis on how first sugars formed
Scripps Research and Georgia Institute of Technology reveal branched sugars, not linear ribose, formed prebiotic Earth.
New ancestral component found in DNA of Japanese people
Researchers from the RIKEN Center reveal a third Northeast Asian ancestry component challenging established dual-structure model.
Researchers find new electricity-conducting organism
Researchers at Oregon State University discovered cable bacteria Electrothrix yaqonensis in Oregon mudflats, naming it to honour regional Native Americans.
More social parrots have a better vocabulary
Max Planck Institute researchers find that monk parakeets’ vocal diversity is influenced by their complex social interactions.
New pipette can activate individual neurons
Researchers at Linköping University develop a pipette delivering ions to neurons, potentially treating epilepsy precisely.