The gut of the tobacco hawk moth caterpillar used in the study moves forward independently of, and ahead of, the surrounding body and wall and legs. By turning a powerful x-ray machine on a caterpillar, scientistists have discovered a novel way of mo...
Big cats or wolves seem like scaled-up versions of the tabby or terrier sleeping on your sofa. But the proportions do subtly change as animals get larger. For one thing, big animals feet are smaller relative to their bodies than are smaller beasts. B...
When Michael Phelps is out of the water, he towers over mere non-Olympic mortals. Then he slips into the pool, and makes record-breaking speed seem effortless. His height, it turns out, is no accident. According to research published in The Journal o...